Halton Regional Police responded to a call about possible shots fired shortly before 1:20 PM on Friday, January 15, 2021 in Oakville, Ontario close to Appleby College.
At 1:49 PM the Halton Regional Police Service tweeted that residents were to shelter in place in the area of Lakeshore Road West between Birch Hill Lane and Fourth Line.
Just shortly after that tweet Appleby College was in a hold and secure. All students and staff were to remain inside their facilities, and until notified otherwise.
The heavy police presence is combing the area with frontline officers, tactical unit, and K9 Unit.
At 2:28 PM, Police tweeted that incident has been contained to a residence on Lakeshore Road West, and it involves at least two individuals who were barricaded in the residence.
This is an ongoing investigation, and Halton Regional Police are asking the public to stay out of the area.
Updated: Sunday, January 17, 2021
Just before 3:00 pm, a female vacated the contained residence and was escorted from the premises by officer’s on-scene. Negotiations continued until approximately 10:30 pm, when a male occupant of the residence was safely taken into custody by members of the Tactical Rescue Unit.
Nobody else was located inside of the residence. No one involved with this incident sustained any significant injuries.
Members of the Oakville Criminal Investigations Bureau are maintaining carriage of the investigation, which remains ongoing at this time. At the present time, there is no additional information that is suitable for release, and more details will be provided in a subsequent media release once the investigation has been completed.
The lead investigator is Detective Barry Malciw of the 2 District (Oakville) Criminal Investigations Bureau, who can be reached at (905) 825-4747 ext. 2216.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. "See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers" at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.