Incident that closed street in North Vancouver 'resolved peacefully,' RCMP say

A heavy police presence gathered on a suburban street in North Vancouver Friday, with local Mounties warning the public to avoid the area. (X.com/@nvanrcmp)

An incident that prompted a heavy police presence on a suburban street in North Vancouver Friday has been "resolved peacefully," according to local Mounties.

In a social media post shortly before noon, North Vancouver RCMP said they had blocked East 18th Street between St. Georges and St. Andrews avenues due to "an ongoing incident."

An image accompanying the post showed police tape crossing the street at two points. At least four marked RCMP vehicles could be seen.

In a follow-up post around 2:20 p.m., RCMP said the incident had been resolved, with one man safely taken into custody.

In a news release issued late Friday afternoon, police explained that they were called to the scene by a concerned citizen around 8:15 a.m.

The caller said they had "witnessed a man acting erratically and brandishing a weapon outside a residence in the 200 block of East 18th Street," according to the release.

Officers responded to the address in question, but the man barricaded himself inside and refused to co-operate, police said.

"Due to the potential for risk to officer safety and mental state of the man, the Integrated Emergency Response Team and Crisis Negotiators were called out to assist," the release reads. "After several hours, the man was safely removed from the residence and further taken to the hospital."

CTV News cameras at the scene recorded ERT officers launching tear gas into the home.

"We’d like to thank our community members for their patience while police contained the scene and completed their investigation," said Const. Mansoor Sahak, in the release.

"We are not seeking any additional witnesses and want to reassure residents that there is no risk to the public.