UPDATE: Unarmed suspect in custody after police incident at Orchard Park mall

A suspect is in custody after a police incident at the Orchard Park mall this afternoon. Police had asked the public to stay away from Orchard Park mall earlier today, March 19, due to an “unfolding incident" but didn't provide much in the way of information about what was happening. RCMP now say a suspect is in custody and they are being questioned. Police were called at around 12:56 p.m. to a report of a man with a firearm was threatening others at the Orchard Park mall. Officers, including the heavily-armed members of the emergency response team, swarmed the area. It was determined there wasn't a gun involved in the incident. Orchard Park mall is on Harvey Avenue, a major thoroughfare in the city. To contact a reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander mailto:halexander@infonews.ca  or call 250-309-5343 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tip@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .