Vancouver Police take a man in to custody after he fired shots from an assault rifle on the 100 block of West 30th Street on Wednesday. He was subdued by a police Taser. Photo

A man who was reportedly firing a gun into the air in Vancouver’s Carter Park neighborhood was quickly detained by police Wednesday afternoon.

Police responded within two minutes of the 911 call, made at 1:47 p.m., to 135 W. 30th St. The caller reported seeing a neighbor standing in the street shooting an AK-47-style semi-automatic rifle, according to Vancouver police spokeswoman Kim Kapp.

One witness said the neighbor was chasing his dog while pointing the gun toward it. He did not shoot the dog or fire the gun at anyone.

When contacted by police, the man, Devin R. Potts Tolles, 19, was not cooperative, Kapp said. He put his weapon on the ground, but didn’t listen to police commands to get down on the ground.

Although an officer warned him that he would use a Taser on him if he didn’t comply, Potts Tolles continued walking toward the officer. Police deployed the Taser and detained the man, Kapp said.