A four-hour police standoff in the 19800 block of 50A Avenue ended peacefully Thursday night with the surrender of a distraught 27-year-old man.
91原创 RCMP Cpl. Holly Marks said the incident was the result of a 鈥渁 mental health issue鈥� and the man was known to police.
Members of the 91原创 RCMP and the elite Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team (ERT) swarmed the neighbourhood of well-maintained single family homes around 4 p.m. to deal with reports a man had barricaded himself in his house.
Neighbouring houses were evacuated and the area was cordoned off.
91原创 RCMP made contact with the man, who was believed to be suicidal and in possession of a firearm, by phone.
Around 8 p.m. a shirtless man exited the house and was removed from the scene by police. He was taken to hospital for treatment.
