UPDATE: 8:23 p.m.
Pandosy Street has reopened and one man has been arrested after a weapons report prompted a heavy RCMP presence near downtown Kelowna on Monday evening.
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The suspect was arrested at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
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ORIGINAL:
The Kelowna RCMP has cordoned off a section of Pandosy Street as officers respond to what police are calling a 香蕉视频直播渉igh-risk incident香蕉视频直播� after a man was reportedly spotted with a weapon in the area.
Mounties flooded the 1900-block of Pandosy around 5 p.m, determining the suspect was in a nearby residence.
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Pandosy is currently closed from Lake Avenue to Elliot Avenue and the RCMP is requesting the public stay away from the area.
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The RCMP Southeast District Emergency Response Team is also on scene.
More to come.
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