Pedestrian brandishes firearm at London driver

London Police vehicle in London, Ont., Sunday, April 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne (Nicole Osborne/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

A London man is facing charges following a police response to a weapons call in the east end of London on Wednesday afternoon.

According to police, at roughly 1:45 p.m., a driver was stopped at a red light near Hamilton Road and Rectory Street when a pedestrian walked up and hit the hood of the car with his fist before walking away.

The man and the driver were not known to one another.

Police say that the driver tried to stop the suspect man and talk to him when he brandished a firearm, pointed it at the driver, and fled on foot.

The victim then called emergency services.

Police located the suspect nearby, arrested and searched him. They recovered a black revolver style cap gun.

A 29-year-old man is facing the charge of pointing a firearm.