Suspect in custody after barricaded person fired at officers in Ohsweken: OPP
Posted December 1, 2023 7:39 am.
Last Updated December 1, 2023 11:09 am.
A suspect is in custody after they allegedly fired at responding officers while barricaded in a home near Ohsweken, Ont. on Friday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Six Nations Police responded to a weapons call at a home in the area of 6th Line and Chiefswood Road on Six Nations of the Grand River around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
In an update posted to X on Friday morning, OPP said a barricaded male at the house was discharging their firearm at officers.
Police said the sa male suspect has been taken into custody in another update around 9:10 a.m. No injuries have been reported.
Residents in the nearby area were being asked to shelter in place. The hold and secure has since been lifted.
6th Line was closed between Chiefswood Road and Tuscarora Road for the investigation. The roads have since reopened.
A suspect was taken into custody last month after a barricaded person fired at responding officers from a home on Chiefswood Road in Ohsweken. No injuries were reported in that incident.
