Man in custody after incident near Sundown

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A 41-year-old male from the RM of Piney faces several charges and remains in custody after an early Wednesday morning incident east of Sundown.

Police were called to a residence on Provincial Road 201 shortly after 2:30 a.m.

After an argument, the suspect is alleged to have discharged a firearm in the direction of another man without injuring him. The intended victim fled and contact police.

GRANT BURR | THE CARILLON
RCMP were busy on Wednesday morning east of Sundown in response to an incident that closed Provincial Road 201 from around 5 a.m. to about 11:30 a.m.
GRANT BURR | THE CARILLON RCMP were busy on Wednesday morning east of Sundown in response to an incident that closed Provincial Road 201 from around 5 a.m. to about 11:30 a.m.

The RCMP’s emergency response team was dispatched to the scene. The suspect was eventually taken into custody without incident.

The highway, which was closed to traffic, was reopened around 11:30 a.m.

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