WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg say they safely resolved a 10-hour standoff with an armed man hunkered underneath a city bridge and that they managed to pass water to him while they negotiated to de-escalate the situation.
The city's police service says officers responded early Saturday to a report of shots fired at a home where they say a man had returned after an earlier dispute with the occupants.
No one was injured and police allege that after shooting at the house, the man ran off and went under the Disraeli Bridge and refused to put down his gun.
Officers immediately blocked off vehicle and pedestrian traffic as well as boats on the Red River and police say the hot weather added to the stress of the 10-hour standoff.
Shortly before 3:30 p.m. Saturday, police say they were able to safely arrest the man.
They allege the 36-year-old was unlawfully at large and violating his parole and he faces numerous firearms and other charges.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 15, 2025.
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