Police converge on building following loud bang
Person taken to hospital, witness says
Heavily armed police converged on a north Edmonton apartment building Monday after a weapons call at a nearby home.
A tactical team was called out to the scene near 144 Avenue and 82 Street in the Kildare neighbourhood at about 2 p.m.
Earlier, police had taped off two single-family homes near 143 Avenue and 79 Street.
A detective could be seen going door-to-door speaking with residents Monday afternoon.
Dianna Mottershead, who lives nearby, said she heard a loud bang earlier in the afternoon. She initially thought it was a trash can lid slamming, until police arrived.
She said ambulance crews took someone from the home. She could not tell if it was a man or a woman.
A block to the west, tactical officers armed with carbines congregated around an armoured police vehicle parked at Norshire Gardens, a townhouse complex at 82 Street and 144 Avenue.
Sections of 82 Street were closed while the tactical officers were on scene. The road reopened to traffic by about 5 p.m.
The tactical unit left the scene before 6 p.m., though it wasn’t clear if anyone had been taken into custody. Police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.