Person taken into custody after barricading incident in North Delta, police say

A person was safely taken into police custody Friday after barricading themself inside a North Delta home during what Delta Police described as a well-being check.

Police were called at 2:25 p.m. to the 7000 block of Nicholson Road in the Sunshine Hills neighbourhood. As the incident developed, the person barricaded themself inside the residence, Delta Police said.

The Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team and additional police resources were called in to help resolve the incident safely. Nicholson Road was closed between 72nd and 70th avenues while officers responded.

Police said the incident ended at about 5 p.m., when the person was safely taken into custody. They did not say why officers had been called to check on the individual.

There is no ongoing risk to public safety now that the situation has been resolved, police said. The investigation into the circumstances remains ongoing.