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Crisis negotiators respond to disturbance at Saskatoon home

Saskatoon police respond to a disturbance at a home in the 300 block of 29th Street West on Jan. 17. (Caitrin Hodson/CTV News) Saskatoon police respond to a disturbance at a home in the 300 block of 29th Street West on Jan. 17. (Caitrin Hodson/CTV News)
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The Saskatoon police tactical unit and a crisis negotiator team responded to a disturbance at a home in the 300 block of 29th Street West on Monday morning.

Shortly before 5:30 a.m. officers responded to a report of a man armed with a gun at the home, Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release.

Police received further information that he had pointed the gun at others inside the home, according to SPS.

More than a dozen police vehicles were on scene, along with the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) mobile command unit.

The man, 24, exited and was taken into custody around 8 a.m.

Several people from inside the home were arrested on outstanding warrants, police say.

The SPS guns and gangs unit is continuing to investigate.

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