RCMP are investigating an incident east of Edmonton Saturday morning after reports of shots fired led to the arrests of two men.
There was a large police presence in an area near Wye Road and Range Road 224, about 15 kilometres east of Edmonton’s Anthony Henday Drive.
Later in the day, RCMP said officers had contained an area north and south of Range Road 224 near Township Road 523, north of Wye Road.
The Strathcona County RCMP along with the Emergency Response Team were on scene.
RCMP said there was no risk to the public, but asked drivers to avoid the area while the investigation continued.
Two men were taken into custody but RCMP did not release details on charges.
The area was reopened just after 3 p.m.
There were no injuries reported, according to RCMP.
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