Two people arrested after gunshots reported in Ohsweken

(Frank Lynn / CTV Kitchener)

Six Nations Police have arrested two people after they received reports of gunshots.

Officers were called to an area near Indian Line Road on Monday around 5:45 p.m.

When officers arrived, they said they heard more gunshots and located a man holding a firearm.

The man was told to drop the firearm and he discarded it inside a home on the property.

Officers said there was a second man inside the home who also had a firearm. The second person was told the leave the home, and exited without issue.

Several firearms, a prohibited weapon and ammunition were seized.

Police charged a 36-year-old man from Ohsweken with unauthorized possession of a firearm, knowledge of an unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, careless use of a firearm and possession of a firearm or weapon contrary to a prohibition order.

A 40-year-old man from Ohsweken was also charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm, knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm and failure to comply with a release order.