Armed standoff ends with detonated explosives, home going up in flames: RCMP

Officers with the Manitoba RCMP said they were involved in an armed standoff on Wednesday in Ebb and Flow First Nation, which ended with explosives being detonated and a home going up in flames.

Officers with the Manitoba RCMP said they were involved in an armed standoff on Wednesday in Ebb and Flow First Nation, which ended with explosives being detonated and a home going up in flames.

The incident began around 7:35 a.m. on Wednesday, when officers with the Ste. Rose du Lac detachment received a report that a 38-year-old Winnipeg man, who had several outstanding warrants for his arrest, was driving around Ebb and Flow First Nation.

Officers went to the area and were told the suspect was seen at a home on North West Road. When police got to the residence, they saw the suspect and two other men run inside.

RCMP note that outside of this home was a pickup truck, which officers determined had been reported stolen out of Winnipeg.

While RCMP officer set up a perimeter outside the home, they learned more information about the two men who they saw run into the home with the suspect. Police said they were able to confirm that all three men were wanted for firearm-related offences, and did not know if they were currently armed.

With the area around the home contained, officers tried to make contact with the three men inside.

Over the span of several hours, Mounties made intermittent contact, but the three suspects would not surrender.