Victoria man arrested after hours long barricade in suite

A man is in custody after an hours-long barricade in Victoria yesterday.

Shortly after 12 pm, officers attended a suite in a multi-unit residential building in the 600-block of Douglas Street to take a man into custody who was wanted on several warrants, under both the Criminal Code and the Mental Health Act.

Officers spoke with the man, however he barricaded himself within the suite and refused to communicate further with police.

Members of GVERT, including Crisis Negotiators, attended the scene and worked to resolve the incident for several hours.

Despite the efforts of negotiators working for several hours, the man still refused to surrender to police.

Officers used various tactics including the deployment of an irritant gas, and at about 8:30 pm officers entered the suite to take the man into custody.

The man was taken to the hospital for a mental health assessment.

No one was physically injured, police said.