阿省Pincher Creek发生枪击，警察封锁小镇，一男子被捕
原始发布日期： 2017-02-08 发布者：虫子字变大 字变小
Man arrested after 'dangerous' emergency call in Pincher CreekPincher Creek RCMP and Emergency Response Team are attending an emergency call
An RCMP SUV blocks off one of the streets that have been closed in Pincher Creek Wednesday as authorities respond to an emergency call. (Sarah Lawrynuik/CBC) A man is in custody after an RCMP emergency team responded to a residence in Pincher Creek, Alta., following reports of shots fired that prompted the closure of schools, municipal buildings and some streets. "One male has been arrested by the Emergency Response Team and charges are pending. No one else was involved in the incident and the situation is resolved," RCMP said in a release at about 1 p.m. Wednesday. RCMP said he was known to authorities. Earlier, RCMP Cpl. Laurel Scott told CBC News that police were dealing with a "dangerous situation involving a person" in the southern Alberta town and that there were "no indications of any injuries to anyone" at that time. Bill Elliott, who lives nearby, told CBC News that officers came to his door early Wednesday morning. "They came to the door and told us to go down in the basement and shut the lights off and stay there until they come and told us different," he said. The situation was in the vicinity of Matthew Halton High School, the Livingstone Range School Division said. Just before 6 a.m. Wednesday, a school bus transportation coordinator tried to open the gates to the bus compound at the high school, but was told by an RCMP officer to vacate the area, the school division said. The decision was made to close down all Pincher Creek schools. No buses are running, the Livingstone Range School Division said. The Pincher Creek Town Office, Pincher Creek Swimming Pool and Memorial Community Centre Arena have also been shut down for the day. The Town of Pincher Creek said St. John Ave to Robertson Ave and Main Street to Kettles Street are closed. RCMP had asked the public not to disclose where the police wereor what they were doing on social media. Both the town and the RCMP warned people to stay away from police activity. Pincher Creek is a town of about 3,600, located 215 kilometres southwest of Calgary. 1/2 The incident in #PincherCreek is ongoing. No further information is available at this time. — @RCMPAlberta 2/2 We ask that the public avoid police activity and do not disclose police location and activity. #PincherCreek — @RCMPAlberta #PincherCreek Health Centre is open and not impacted by the current emergency situation. #staysafe — @AHS_SouthZone With files from Sarah Lawrynuik and The Canadian Press |