An Ottawa man has been charged after police stormed the Billings Bridge Shopping Centre on Sunday to takedown an armed suspect.
The tense moments during the height of Christmas shopping took place just before 5 p.m.
Ottawa police say the man was arrested after he accosted several people while brandishing a gun he was carrying in his front waistband.
25-year-old Brandon Mead is charged with theft under $5,000, uttering threats and possession of a dangerous weapon.
No shots were fired and no one was injured.
Mead is set to appear in court Jan. 30.