Waterloo Regional Police arrested two people peacefully after a seven-hour standoff at a motel in Kitchener on Tuesday.
At around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, police say officers were called to the Fairway Inn and Suites Motel near King Street East and Morgan Avenue for a reported assault.
The officers found a man suffering from non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say the officers’ investigation found that he had been assaulted and threatened with a gun.
They then located three suspects at the motel but they refused to co-operate, police say.
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The officers waited for seven hours to get a warrant before they made the arrest.
A 28-year-old Kitchener woman gave herself up at around 11 a.m., police say.
A 33-year-old Kitchener man and a 38-year-old Kitchener woman were arrested peacefully.
The two women were charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm.
The man is facing a multitude of charges, including kidnapping, forcible confinement and assault causing bodily harm, as well as robbery and firearms charges.
Police say the victim knew the suspects prior to the incident.
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