Calgary police took one man into custody on Thursday afternoon after a standoff at a downtown health centre.
The man was inside a vehicle in the Sheldon M. Chumir parking lot on 12 Avenue and 4 Street S.W. and allegedly had a gun.
Members of the Calgary Police Service Tactical Unit responded to the scene but were unable to coax the man out of the vehicle.
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After about an hour, police used tear gas to force him out.
Streets around the downtown health centre were blocked off as a precaution until after the situation was resolved.