Police attended a standoff in the community of Erin Woods on Thursday. Jenna Freeman reports.
CALGARY – Police have one man in custody after he barricaded himself inside a home in the southeast community of Erin Woods.
Officers were first called to the house along Erin Woods Drive S.E. and 52nd Street S.E. around 9 p.m. on Wednesday.
Initially, the man inside the home indicated to investigators that he wouldn’t be leaving the home peacefully.
Police didn’t know if the man was in the home alone, or if he had a firearm.
Neighbours living near the home were told to stay inside and go into their basements – or leave the area for the day – as police dealt with the situation.
The tactical team negotiated with the man for over ten hours before he exited his home and surrendered to police around 7:30 a.m.
Police say charges are pending against the man, whose name hasn’t yet been released.
– With files from Jenna Freeman
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