The Fredericton Police Force headquarters. Image: Brad Perry
A 20-year-old man is in custody in Fredericton after barricading himself inside a home on the north side of the city.
Police say officers were dispatched to Burpee Street at around 6:40 p.m. last night after reports of a young man who was threatening to harm himself and had access to weapons.
No one else was inside the residence at the time.
Nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution.
The man came out of the home just before 8 p.m. and was taken into custody without incident.
He is being treated at the hospital for unrelated injuries.
