Loaded gun seized after standoff

An armed standoff at a Lake Country mobile home park has come to an end with a man taken into custody.

Police said a loaded firearm was found inside the man’s residence located in the Winfield Mobile Home Park on the border of Lake Country and Kelowna.

“At approximately 11:10 p.m., the individual was apprehended by tactical members of the RCMP Southeast District Emergency Response Team, with the assistance of a Police Service Dog. The suspect was immediately assessed medically at the scene by B.C. Emergency Health Services and later transported to hospital where he was cleared to be held in custody. He remains in police custody at this time and faces potential charges,” RCMP Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey said.