Mounties have released new details about an incident at Rideau Hall in Ottawa which led to an arrest.
Police say a man drove through the main pedestrian entrance of 1 Sussex Drive at 6:30 a.m. ET on Thursday.
“The armed suspect then proceeded on foot on the grounds of Rideau Hall to the greenhouse, an onsite structure with limited public access, where he was rapidly contained by RCMP members who were on patrol in the area,” said a news release.
The RCMP Emergency Response Team was called in and the man was arrested shortly before 8:30 a.m.
Police have not identified the suspect but said he is a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.
“The RCMP is collaborating closely with the Canadian Armed Forces,” said the release, adding that charges are pending.
The prime minister and his family, as well as the governor general, were not on site at the time of the incident.
News release concerning the incident at Rideau Hall this morning: https://t.co/myrJhfO3mL #Ottnews
— National Division RCMP (@Nat_Div_RCMP) July 2, 2020
