Well-being check in Delta escalates into barricaded-person incident

A well-being check in Delta on Friday afternoon escalated into a barricaded-person incident, prompting a response from the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team.

Delta police were called at about 2:25 p.m. to a residence in the 7000 block of Nicholson Road, behind Scottsdale Mall, to check on an individual. Police said the person barricaded themselves inside the residence after officers arrived.

Additional police resources, including the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team, were brought in to help resolve the incident safely. Nicholson Road was closed to vehicles and pedestrians between 70th Avenue and 72nd Avenue as a precaution while officers responded.

The individual was taken into police custody at about 5 p.m. Police said no injuries were reported. The investigation remains ongoing.