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Disturbance call ends in Saskatoon’s Pleasant Hill neighbourhood

Saskatoon police responded to a disturbance call Thursday morning at an Avenue R South home. Adam MacVicar / Global News

Saskatoon police did not find an armed man inside a home in the 300-block of Avenue R South during an investigation into a disturbance.

A perimeter was set up on Thursday morning after police received reports of a man armed with a gun.

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One woman who exited the home earlier in the morning was taken into custody.

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Police remained on scene for much of the day to determine whether anyone else was inside the home.

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Due to the possibility a gun may have been involved, crisis negotiators, explosives disposal unit robot, canine and tactical support units were used to clear the vacant home.

At around 4:30 p.m. CT, police cleared the scene in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood.

Traffic restrictions have been lifted in the area.

The investigation is ongoing.

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