UPDATE: One person in custody following high-risk incident

UPDATE: According to police, one man has been taken into custody following a high-risk incident. 

Police say the public can return to the 900 block area of f 1st Avenue South. 

LPS’s investigation is ongoing, and officials say no further information is being released at this time.

The public is directed to avoid the 900 block area of 1st Avenue South as police are on the scene of a high-risk incident.

According to Lethbridge Police Service officials, the incident involves a man who is alleged to have a weapon inside a building that is under construction.

There is no additional information at this time.

Kass Patterson
Kass Patterson
Born and raised in Calgary, Kass, from a young age, developed a love for learning people's stories and being able to share them with the community (or her family, or whoever would listen). In addition to working in communities like Okotoks and Calgary, Kass has also spent her summers travelling with the World Professional Chuckwagon Association since 2019, to help provide a peek behind the barn door into the world of chuckwagon racing. Outside of work and anything horse related, Kass is a reader and an avid country music fan, and most likely can be found with the biggest cup of coffee possible.
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