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By James Peters

Standoff

UPDATE: RCMP standoff with armed man in Juniper Ridge ends with arrest

Sep 4, 2020 | 9:42 AM

KAMLOOPS — One man is in custody after an armed standoff in Juniper Ridge this morning (Sept. 4).

According to a news release from Staff Sgt. Simon Pillay, officers rushed to a home at the east end of Juniper Ridge, near the corner of Qu’Appelle Boulevard and Cheakamus Drive, at about 7:40 a.m.

Pillay said officers were dealing with “an armed and barricaded” person who did not cooperate with RCMP instructions.

Officers closed off the area to public access and evacuated some nearby homes.

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After about two hours, the man was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and took him to a medical facility for treatment.