A 47-year-old man is charged with Assault with a Weapon, Using a Firearm to Commit an Offense, Possession of a Dangerous Weapon, Uttering Threats to Cause Death, Being Unlawfully in a Dwelling and Breach of Undertaking after Saskatoon Police attended a weapons call around seven o’clock last night.

When officers arrived at the apartment in the 200 block of Avenue P South, they were told that a man was in a suite threatening a woman with a shotgun. Officers were met by two women at the suite who were unharmed, and safely removed them from the scene.

Police say the suspect refused to exit the suite for some time, before fleeing off of a balcony. He was subsequently arrested and taken to hospital by Medavie Health Services for serious but not life-threatening injuries caused by the fall. An imitation firearm was allegedly found in the suite.
Police say the man also had eight outstanding warrants for his arrest.