Thunder Bay Police announced late last night, that the hours long stand off in the city’s northside downtown is over and one person is in custody.

Police arrived at the 100 block of Cumberland Street North just after 8:30 Friday morning responding to a weapons call. After containing the area, Members of the Ontario Provincial Police’s Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) team and Emergency Response Team (ERT) provided assistance as an individual was held hostage in the building. Later in the morning, the hostage was able to exit the building but the stand off with the suspect continued into Friday night.

Police say more details will be made available later, but the public should expect continued police presence in the downtown core.

This is a developing story.