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Standoff ends peacefully

UPDATE 2:00 p.m.

The Penticton RCMP have released more details on Thursday morning’s incident.

Officers were called to the 1300 block of Carmi Ave. shortly after midnight for a report of a domestic situation where a firearm had been discharged.

A woman exited the property safely and attempts were made to contact the male inside.

The RCMP Emergency Response Team was called in to secure the area, and just before 6 a.m., police arrested the male. Nobody was harmed during the incident.

The crime scene remains behind police tape, pending the execution of a search warrant. A 49-year-old Penticton man is in custody waiting to appear in court.


UPDATE 10:35 a.m.

The property involved appears to be situated at 1300 Carmi Ave. Police tape blocks the driveway and a lone RCMP cruiser is parked in front.

A sign on the fence surrounding the property indicates the lot belongs to Singla Brothers Holdings. 


ORIGINAL 9:20 a.m.

One person is in custody following a “domestic situation” involving a firearm Thursday morning in Penticton.

A Castanet reader on Durant Crescent said she was awoken around 4 a.m. by a loud bang and police on a loudspeaker commanding a man to pick up his phone and call 911.

Penticton RCMP have confirmed that an Emergency Response Team was called to an address on Carmi Ave. to diffuse a domestic incident involving a firearm. A shot was fired, but no one was injured. One man was arrested.

Castanet News will update as more information becomes available.



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