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Armed barricaded soldier surrenders to RCMP
Internet comments alert military police
Trish Audette, The Edmonton Journal
Published: 1:37 am
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EDMONTON - Armed and alone, a troubled Edmonton soldier barricaded himself inside his Gibbons home for more than two hours Sunday morning.
The standoff ended when the 31-year-old came outside wearing full dress uniform. The soldier, whose name was not released, remained in police custody Sunday night.
"It seems to me that people looked after each other and they saved a human life," said Canadian Forces Base Edmonton spokesman Capt. Lou Marselje.
"In some ways this all ended up on a very positive note." Marselje could not say how long the man has been a soldier. No details were available on the weekend about the man's history with the armed forces. It is believed that he had not served in Afghanistan, Marselje said.
On Saturday night at about 11 p.m., Morinville RCMP were called by military police at Edmonton Garrison because someone who knows the soldier saw comments on an Internet site that raised concerns. Police went to the Gibbons home and reported back to military police that the man was OK.
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Internet comments alert military police
Trish Audette, The Edmonton Journal
Published: 1:37 am
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EDMONTON - Armed and alone, a troubled Edmonton soldier barricaded himself inside his Gibbons home for more than two hours Sunday morning.
The standoff ended when the 31-year-old came outside wearing full dress uniform. The soldier, whose name was not released, remained in police custody Sunday night.
"It seems to me that people looked after each other and they saved a human life," said Canadian Forces Base Edmonton spokesman Capt. Lou Marselje.
"In some ways this all ended up on a very positive note." Marselje could not say how long the man has been a soldier. No details were available on the weekend about the man's history with the armed forces. It is believed that he had not served in Afghanistan, Marselje said.
On Saturday night at about 11 p.m., Morinville RCMP were called by military police at Edmonton Garrison because someone who knows the soldier saw comments on an Internet site that raised concerns. Police went to the Gibbons home and reported back to military police that the man was OK.
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