Man taken into custody after officer wounded in shooting in Welland, Ont., ending 24-hour standoff
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A man barricaded in a former church in Welland, Ont., was taken into custody early Saturday, nearly 24 hours into a standoff that began over a fence dispute.
Residents are no longer being urged to remain indoors, Niagara regional police said on X, formerly Twitter, saying the man was arrested around 7:30 a.m. ET.
A shelter-in-place put into effect around 8 a.m. on Friday has also been lifted.
Police had been negotiating with the man overnight. The incident had led to a lockdown of schools in the area and a hold-and-secure at Welland Hospital that was lifted later Friday.
According to police, the man shot and wounded an officer after they had accompanied bylaw officials to the property to address a large fence blocking traffic sightlines.
The officer was taken to hospital and has since been released "with minor physical injuries." On Saturday, police said no further injuries were reported as they worked to get the man into custody.
Around 7 p.m. Friday, Niagara police said on X, "If members of the public are questioning recent sounds heard in the area, police have initiated tactics and equipment to determine the wellbeing of the male inside the home."
Const. Richard Hingley told CBC News in the late afternoon that police were preparing for a "long-term operation."
"We understand it's a strain in the community to have a shelter in place this long," Hingley said, "but it is for their own safety and it does help us do our job better."
Around 5 p.m., police said a shelter was established in a community centre at 145 Lincoln St. for those unable to return home as the standoff continued.
Addressing media at about noon, Hingley said the incident appeared to begin over a fence dispute.
City of Welland bylaw officials had gone to the property as "an enormous fence" was blocking traffic sightlines, and bylaw had requested to be accompanied by police to "keep the peace," he said earlier.
Grant Munday, Welland's director of planning and development services, told CBC News in an email that the property owner had "put up a fence on a City Road allowance and was digging in the area where the city has water and sewer infrastructure, neither of which is permitted."
The fence surrounds an old church converted into a residence, Hingley said. Shortly after officers arrived, a man inside shot at them.
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