Edmonton City Hall on lockdown, arrest made after shots fired and Molotov cocktail thrown inside building
Edmonton City Hall remained on lockdown as of noon Tuesday after police arrested a person in connection with shots being fired inside the building.
In an email sent to media just after 12 p.m., a police spokesperson said a Molotov cocktail was also thrown from the downtown building’s second floor.
“At this time, no injuries have been reported,” the spokesperson said.
A photo submitted to Global News by someone at city hall appeared to show a person being detained by another person but it was not immediately clear if this was the person police arrested.
Members of a Global News crew at city hall on Tuesday morning said they and others were put into a lockdown sometime around 10:30 a.m. after several loud bangs were heard. Police confirmed shortly after that they were investigating a “weapons complaint.”
Emergency crews remained at the building at noon.
“Police are doing a sweep of city hall,” a police spokesperson said earlier in the morning. “Roadways around city hall have been closed and citizens are asked to avoid the area.”
A Global News reporter at city hall said she and other members of the media, along with the mayor, several city councillors, the city’s fire chief and city staff were in the building’s River Valley Room for an emergency management committee meeting when she heard a bang.
She said there was a pause and then she heard at least three more loud bangs. She said a security guard in the room with them went out to the foyer to look. The guard then came back to the room, said “there’s been a shooting,” and locked the door.
Everyone in the room stood up, the reporter said, and went to the side of the room. For several minutes, everyone in the room texted or called loved ones until someone told them they
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