Regina police respond to firearms report, paintball gun seized

A Regina Police Service (RPS) cruiser can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News)

Regina police seized a paintball gun following a firearms report in the city Thursday morning.

Officers were called to the 1000 block of Rae Street around 10 a.m. after receiving a report that a man had placed a firearm into a backpack and entered a residence.

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In an email to CTV News, the Regina Police Service said upon a search of the residence, officers located and seized a paintball gun.

Three people were arrested, but further investigation determined that no charges were required, police said.

The three people taken into custody have since been released.