UPDATE: 2:09 p.m.
Highway 97 is now open in both directions following a police incident.
RCMP remain on scene investigating.
UPDATE: 1:30 p.m.
One person has been arrested following a standoff at 8774 Highway 97.
The incident began to unfold just before noon on Friday, after police say there was an early morning assault in Kelowna.
Highway 97 remains closed and it is unclear when the road will reopen.
RCMP and ERT are still on scene.
UPDATE: 1:15 p.m.
RCMP are focused on a brown house at 8774 Highway 97, following an early morning assault.
Loud bangs could be heard coming from the area. A window was broken by ERT as they approached the door.
Officers can be heard yelling at the home, telling someone inside to surrender and that the place is surrounded.
It香蕉视频直播檚 unclear how many people are inside the home.
UPDATE: 12:58 p.m.
Highway 97 is closed in both directions from Beaver Lake Road and Old Vernon Road due to a police incident.
Kelowna and Lake Country RCMP along with the Southeast District香蕉视频直播檚 Emergency Response Team (ERT) are currently investigating an assault from the early morning hours of Friday, Dec. 6.
Vehicles are being turned around and motorists are asked to avoid the area.
Commonwealth Road also appears to be blocked.
RCMP are also focused on a trailer parked on the westside of the highway.
After multiple witnesses reported more than 12 RCMP vehicles travelling at a high rate of speed northbound on Highway 97, residents living near Commonwealth Road are confirming a large police presence.
The police incident appears to be focused around a home just off Highway 97.
Several people took to social media to report dozens of armed RCMP in the area just after 12 p.m.
Traffic is heavily backed up southbound on Highway 97. Multiple emergency crews are staging in the Jammery parking lot.
Capital News has a reporter headed to the scene and will update with more information.
