RCMP Responds to Mental Health Crisis Call in Shoal Harbour

On Sunday morning the RCMP responded to a mental health crisis call on Huntley Drive in Shoal Harbour.

Officers from Clarenville Detachment, the Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services, and an RCMP Crisis Negotiation Team attended the scene.

Negotiations were unsuccessful with the individual, who barricaded himself within the residence.

Shortly after 8:00 p.m., officers entered the residence and the man was apprehended and transported for medical attention.

The individual, who made death threats to another person, was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and transported for medical assistance.