UPDATE: 8:23 p.m.

Pandosy Street has reopened and one man has been arrested after a weapons report prompted a heavy RCMP presence near downtown Kelowna on Monday evening.

Police described the incident as sa国际传媒渉igh-risk,sa国际传媒� stating officers were called to respond to a report of a man with a weapon in the 1900-block of Pandosy around 5 p.m. On their arrival, Mounties determined the man was in a nearby residence.

sa国际传媒淭he area was cordoned off and assistance was requested from the Southeast District Emergency Response Team,sa国际传媒� said Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy.

The suspect was arrested at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

sa国际传媒淎t this time we are confident that there is no further danger to the public,sa国际传媒� said Noseworthy.

ORIGINAL:

The Kelowna RCMP has cordoned off a section of Pandosy Street as officers respond to what police are calling a sa国际传媒渉igh-risk incidentsa国际传媒� after a man was reportedly spotted with a weapon in the area.

Mounties flooded the 1900-block of Pandosy around 5 p.m, determining the suspect was in a nearby residence.

Police have closed a stretch of Pandosy Street sa国际传媒� Elliot Ave to Lake Ave sa国际传媒� as they deal with an ongoing 'high-risk' incident. Man was reported to police wielding a weapon in the area around 5 p.m.

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Pandosy is currently closed from Lake Avenue to Elliot Avenue and the RCMP is requesting the public stay away from the area.

sa国际传媒淎t this time, the suspect is believed to be contained, and we do not believe there is an active threat to the community,sa国际传媒� says Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy of the Kelowna RCMP.

The RCMP Southeast District Emergency Response Team is also on scene.

More to come.

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