RCMP take man into custody after incident in Souris, P.E.I. ends without injuries

RCMP in Souris, P.E.I., say an incident that shut down the community from 6 p.m. Friday until close to midnight ended with one man in custody and no injuries.

Throughout the evening police had been dealing with what they described as a "potentially armed and barricaded person."

RCMP were at a "secured" single location in the centre of town and asked people to remain home and stay inside.

Neighbours described seeing many armed officers and police vehicles active in the area throughout the evening.

Town fire chief Colin LaVie said fire crews responded to a car accident near the causeway around 5:30 p.m. that was unrelated, and sent one person to hospital.

Fire department vehicles were used to block off some streets in the town.