UPDATE: 3:10 p.m.Sunday, May 24 at

A distraught 琉璃神社 man has been transported to hospital for treatment after threatening the public in the Mission neighbourhood Saturday.

An area of Lakeshore Drive was closed off in response to the distraught man, police said.

Just before 1 p.m., police responded to a report of a man in crisis making weapons-related threats.

Officers were able to locate the man in a residence in the 500-block of Radant Road in 琉璃神社. Police immediately closed down the area due to the potential threat to the public.

琉璃神社 RCMP, with the assistance of the Southeast District Critical Incident Program Emergency Response Team, contained the area and the man was apprehended a short time later without incident.

He was transported to hospital for treatment. 琉璃神社 RCMP won鈥檛 release any further information about the investigation, they said.

ORIGINAL: 8:37 p.m. Saturday, May 23

The 琉璃神社 RCMP responded to an 鈥榦ngoing police incident鈥� in 琉璃神社鈥檚 Mission neighbourhood on Sunday.

At around 4:00 p.m. multiple cruisers were stationed on Lakeshore Road near Truswell Road and Cook Road, and a portion of it was blocked off.

鈥淲e were responding to a ongoing police incident. Due to safety concerns for the public, our officers shut down the area until the matter was dealt with,鈥� Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy of the 琉璃神社 RCMP told the Capital News.

Cpl. Noseworthy added there is no longer a concern for public safety at this time.

鈥淲e aren鈥檛 releasing further information at this time, but will address the issue at a later date,鈥� she said.

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