Charges have been laid against a 51-year-old woman after a standoff in a residential Edmonton neighbourhood.
Police were called to the Blue Quill neighbourhood in south west Edmonton at approximately 1:30 on Monday afternoon after residents reported seeing a woman in the neighbourhood with a shotgun.
While officers were not able to confirm whether or not the woman did in fact have a firearm, they did not take any chances.
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The bomb squad was called in, and the neighbourhood was evacuated.
The standoff continued into the evening, and the woman finally surrendered just after 1:00 am.
Investigators searched a suite in the complex and descovered a BB gun designed to look like a rifle.
One woman was taken into custody by police.
Cheryl Kerr, 51, is now facing charges of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public.
She has been released on bail.
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