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More showed up in another suv... Got out in full gear and grabbed... Paintball guns?

keep us posted. Guess better stay away from that area when going out till it clears up.

Police entering various back yards, taking notes. Police with paintball guns remain beside suv... Seems to be a white unmarked van lurking around.

Whole group advanced one half block east. A huge white modified moving truck has arrived, escorted by unmarked suv.

Guys excited unmarked suv packing serious heat. That police style, 22 I think, rifle. More cops out around a perimeter, guns and less than lethal guns out.

Large truck relocated and redeployed men down the alley half a block. Everyone seems at high attention as that area is now in lockdown.  
Quite an exciting morning! Let me know if anyone has information as to what is going on.

The police released a statement asking the public to stay away from the area as they are dealing with an isolated incident.  
Just saw this on fb Brandon police page. But that's all the details it really gives.

I was awoken at 930am and asked to leave my home in ten minutes. The police would not tell me why. And they told me to check back in a few hours. Their was ambulance parked down the block on princess and i was instructed to walk down princess ave. Hope all is well by now..

A direct link to the request from Police:  
 
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Brandon Police Service is requesting that the public please avoid the 100 blocks of 25th Street to 23rd Street between Princess Ave and Rosser Ave.  
 
Police are presently in the area of the 100 block of 24th Street with an isolated incident.  
http://police.brandon.ca/media-zone/2393-14-february-2017-special-media-release  
 
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RodiusZhaotheBrave! said "Guys excited unmarked suv packing serious heat. That police style, 22 I think, rifle. More cops out around a perimeter, guns and less than lethal guns out. "

They are not 22's. They are called Carbines. Basically a shorter barrel and weigh less than other rifles. They can be accurately fired at greater distances than a typical police service handgun or shotgun. And those also weren't paintball guns but good reporting

Sounds like a standoff. Hopefully everything is resolved peacefully.

This is from the Brandon Suns website. There is a man barricaded in a house.  
 
Link:  
http://www.brandonsun.com/breaking-news/Police-in-standoff-in-west-end-413729463.html?thx=y

RodiusZhaotheBrave! said "More showed up in another suv... Got out in full gear and grabbed... Paintball guns? "

I'm not sure if this is used by the Brandon Police service but what you saw might have been a Pepperball gun. Looks a lot like a Paintball gun but used as a less lethal way to deal with a bad situation like this in the form of a pepper spray ball or pepper ball. I will try and attach a picture.

14 February 2017 BPS Special Media Release:  
 
The Brandon Police Service are executing a warrant of arrest on a 39yr old Brandon man in the 100 block of 24th Street. The male was arrested for Assault (Domestic), Assault with a Weapon, Overcoming Resistance to Commit, Threaten to Cause Death and Forcible Confinement.  
 
Police believed the male had weapons in his residence and BPS TRU team assisted with the arrest. The male is known to police with a history of violence.  
 
The male had not complied with police direction and was taken into custody around 3:30pm.  
 
Brandon Police Service would like to thank the Media and the public for their cooperation during this incident. The residents of the area can now resume to their homes.  
 
Anyone with information on any unsolved crime is asked to call Brandon Crime Stoppers at 204-727-(TIPS) 8477, www.brandoncrimestoppers.com or by texting BCSTIP and your message to CRIMES (274637). Crime Stoppers pays up to $2000.00 cash for information that leads to the solution of a crime.  
 
CRIME STOPPERS 204-727-TIPS  
Released Authorized by:  
Cst. G. McKay #79  
Public Information Officer  
Brandon Police Service  
204-729-2430

That "white cube van" is the Tactical Response Unit (TRU) truck. It houses most of the equipment the TRU uses, including the robot that deployed a loud speaker in front of the house earlier in the day. It has lights and sirens, although the lights are hard to spot for most people. I was on scene from about 12:30pm, until it ended around 3:30-4pm, and they apparently fired beanbag rounds towards the house. I was filming and taking pictures from about 24th and Lorne Ave, when the Tactical Response Unit officers made their way towards the house. They fired at least 4 rounds of beanbags, which sounded like gunshots at first, towards the house. On the third rush towards the house, they made the final push and stormed in. The reason I know it was beanbag rounds is because I heard an officer telling a firefighter/paramedic that "he took a beanbag round". I have seen the TRU use those paintball guns before (White Swan Trailer Courts Standoff and Sobeys Parking Lot Standoff), but I never saw any of the officers carrying them today. Only the beanbag gun, and normal M4 carbine rifles.

Liam Pattison Photography said "That "white cube van" is the Tactical Response Unit (TRU) truck. It houses most of the equipment the TRU uses, including the robot that deployed a loud speaker in front of the house earlier in the day. It has lights and sirens, although the lights are hard to spot for most people. I was on scene from about 12:30pm, until it ended around 3:30-4pm, and they apparently fired beanbag rounds towards the house. I was filming and taking pictures from about 24th and Lorne Ave, when the Tactical Response Unit officers made their way towards the house. They fired at least 4 rounds of beanbags, which sounded like gunshots at first, towards the house. On the third rush towards the house, they made the final push and stormed in. The reason I know it was beanbag rounds is because I heard an officer telling a firefighter/paramedic that "he took a beanbag round". I have seen the TRU use those paintball guns before (White Swan Trailer Courts Standoff and Sobeys Parking Lot Standoff), but I never saw any of the officers carrying them today. Only the beanbag gun, and normal M4 carbine rifles. "

Thanks for the info! I find it interesting how they operate in these situations. Doesn't sound like there were any injuries so that's good.

Hope he gets help …….. He has a violent past and always acts out. There is crime scene tape around his house now  
The standoff is over and he is now charged and in custody. Glad it went peacefully