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Arrest made following standoff in Sault Ste. Marie

Shannon Road in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Aug. 27/21 (Mike McDonald/CTV Northern Ontario) Shannon Road in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Aug. 27/21 (Mike McDonald/CTV Northern Ontario)
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One person has been arrested and another taken to hospital following a standoff in a Sault Ste. Marie residential neighbourhood overnight, police say.

Thursday was a busy night for police in Sault Ste. Marie.

Around 10 p.m., police responded to reports of a person barricaded inside a home in the area of the 500-block of Shannon Road, in the east end of the city.

Two people were inside the home and officers were able to de-escalate the situation.

"Through communicating with them, both people left the residence without incident around 2 a.m. on Aug. 27," police said in an update Friday morning. "One person was arrested and remains in custody. One victim was in the residence throughout the incident and sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital."

The investigation is continuing and the scene has been released. The charges against the accused have not been released by police.

This situation came after several tense hours following reports of a person with a firearm in the area of Chapple Avenue and Albion Street. Residents were told to take shelter shortly before 6 p.m. The scene was cleared just after 9 p.m. and police said a search and canine track was unsuccessful.

It is unknown if the two incidents are related.

More details to follow when information becomes available. 

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