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Man shoots at RCMP drone during Langley, B.C. standoff, police say

Click to play video: 'Tear gas fired, man taken into custody following police incident in Langley neighbourhood'
Tear gas fired, man taken into custody following police incident in Langley neighbourhood
A Langley neighbourhood became the site of a major police action that lasted for hours Monday afternoon. The Emergency Response Team eventually moved into one home, firing tear gas before taking a man into custody. Taya Fast reports. – Jul 15, 2025

Police say a man shot at an RCMP drone during a multi-hour standoff in Langley on Monday.

Langley RCMP and the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team had been called to 29B Avenue near 264th Street around 1:15 p.m. to reports of a man firing a gun inside a home.

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Police cordoned off the area, and Mounties alleged that while officers were negotiating with the man, he fired at the drone from inside the home.

Investigators arrested the man around 8:30 p.m., and he was taken to hospital for assessment.

Police remained at the scene on Tuesday, searching the home.

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