SALINA — It’s not every day you see a “Star Wars” stormtrooper from “Star Wars” walking in downtown Salina, but early Monday afternoon there was a member of the dark side walking with a weapon in the 100 block of South Seventh.

A business called police just after 1 p.m. to report a person dressed in costume carrying a gun.

The business locked its doors for a brief time, and officers arrived to find out that 27-year-old Christopher Brown of Salina and a friend were making a video for a website.

The friend had gone into the United Building for business, and Brown waited outside on the sidewalk.

The gun was plastic, and police talked to Brown briefly about the alarm the outfit and gun caused in the area.