A 29-year-old man is now in police custody following an incident in Chilliwack Monday.
Chilliwack RCMP said officers were first called to a home on Knight Road at 2:15 p.m. after receiving reports of a distraught man who was reported to have access to multiple firearms.
Chilliwack RCMP, together with the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team, got to the scene and the man was inside the home, police said.
At about 7:45 p.m., gunshots were allegedly fired at police, leading to residents of 16 homes in the area of Knight Road near Queens Street, Melville Street and Downes Avenue being told to shelter in place and stay away from exterior walls.
Police said the man was taken into custody shortly before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.
A structure also caught on fire in the area and police confirmed it was significantly damaged but did not provide any further information on how the fire started or how it was connected to the incident.
“This incident was a very dynamic, high-risk situation for all those involved,” says Sgt. Krista Vrolyk, media spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP said in a release.
“This incident serves as a reminder of the dangers of police work. Discipline, teamwork and a high degree of expertise and training by Members of the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team and our front-line members allowed this incident to be resolved safely without significant injury.”