Vancouver Police Arrest Man After Four-Hour Kingsway Standoff

Vancouver police arrested a man wanted on a mental health warrant after a four-hour standoff at a residential building on Kingsway on Nov. 11. He surrendered shortly before 7 p.m. and was taken to hospital for assessment.

Police said they received a report at approximately 1:20 p.m. of a man threatening pedestrians while walking along Kingsway near Miller Street. The caller reported that he was carrying a large knife and had entered a nearby residential building.

Officers reviewed surveillance footage from the area, which police said confirmed the man's identity. The footage also showed a large knife on his left hip as he returned to his suite, police said.

Police said they determined the man was wanted on an outstanding mental health warrant. Citing immediate safety concerns for both the man and the public, officers established grounds to arrest him for possession of a dangerous weapon and the warrant.

Negotiators then spent four hours trying to persuade him to leave his suite peacefully, according to police. An Emergency Response Team intervened, and the man exited the suite and surrendered shortly before 7 p.m.

Police said he was taken into custody without incident and transported to hospital for assessment under the warrant. Const. Darren Wong said no one was hurt.