Man who fired shots near Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia is in custody

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(CNN)A antheral with a agelong weapon who was targeting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police successful Vanderhoof, British Columbia, connected Thursday has been taken into custody, authorities said.

Police instructed radical to structure successful place, fastener their doors and refrain from leaving their concern oregon home, according to the RCMP, aft reports astatine 12:26 PT of an progressive shooter driving a Ford pickup.

Police saw the conveyance again conscionable aft 1 p.m.

    "A little pursuit was initiated, during which a constabulary conveyance was rammed," constabulary said. "The fishy was past arrested without incident."

      Officers and specialized units were deployed successful response. No injuries were reported successful the incident, according to the RCMP.

        A lockdown has been lifted arsenic determination is nary denotation of immoderate ongoing threats to the public, according to British Columbia RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Madonna Saunderson.

        Vanderhoof is located astir 522 miles northbound of Vancouver.

        CNN's Steve Almasy contributed to this report.

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