Peel Regional Police say one person had been taken into custody early Saturday morning, ending an hours-long standoff at a medical facility in Mississauga.
Peel Regional Police are "dealing with a barricaded person" near Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga Friday morning.
Peel Regional Police say one person had been taken into custody early Saturday morning, ending a nearly 19-hour standoff at a medical facility in Mississauga. It began shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Friday when emergency crews were called to a building next to Credit Valley Hospital in the area of Eglinton Avenue West and Erin Mills Parkway for an armed person., prompting police to evacuate the building and cordon off the immediate vicinity.
They also closed nearby roads and asked the public to avoid the area. While the surface parking lot at Credit Valley Hospital was blocked off for the investigation, its hospital building, including the emergency department, remained open. Police said crisis negotiators had been brought in to help resolve the situation, which they described as an isolated incident.At around 2 a.m., police said the situation had been “resolved” and that the individual had been taken into custody.“Thank you to the community for your patience and understanding,” police tweeted. “Our number one priority is to ensure safety of the public.”
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