A man has been arrested after a Facebook video allegedly showed him “filming himself with a firearm while driving around in his vehicle,” police say.

Members of the public shared the video with the cops on Monday, Peel Region police said.

Following an investigation, police identified the man and learned the firearm in the video was a BB gun. Police located and arrested the man near Dovetail Mews and Ridgeway Drive.

A 22-year-old Mississauga man has been charged with weapons dangerous.

Ali Raza is a reporter for Mississauga News and Brampton Guardian. Reach him via email: aliraza@metroland.com

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