The RCMP have cancelled a dangerous person alert for the Pineview community in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.
According to the alert, a man who was allegedly involved in a firearms-related incident was in the Pineview neighbourhood at around 9:53 a.m. with two guns.
Mounties later said in a news release that they were on scene at a residential complex at 99th Avenue and Highway 15 in Fort Saskatchewan.
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Mounties said the suspect they issued the alert about is a Fort Saskatchewan resident in his 30s.
Residents in the Pineview community were asked to immediately shelter in place, stay inside and lock all doors and windows.
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Mounties also asked residents to not report police locations and to not approach the suspect.
At around 3:50 p.m., the RCMP said the suspect was located and taken into custody.
Police officers remained at the scene to investigate.
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