Charlottetown man surrenders to police after 4 hours barricaded in building
CBC News | Posted: March 2, 2016 3:31 AM | Last Updated: March 2, 2016
Deputy Chief Brad MacConnell says people inside the building were not harmed.
A Charlottetown man is being sent for a mental health assessment after barricading himself in a government office on St. Peters Road Tuesday night.
Charlottetown Police Services say a 911 call from the Family and Human Services office was received just before 5:00 p.m.
When police arrived, the man inside, produced a small knife. Crisis negotiators were brought in and the situation was resolved peacefully around 9:30 p.m.
It took police more than four hours to resolve the situation.
Deputy Chief Brad MacConnell says people inside the building were not harmed. MacConnell says they were in a separate part of the building.
"There were no immediate threats towards them, he didn't threaten them, he didn't make any threatening gestures," said MacConnell
Charges will be considered at a later date.