Vancouver sidewalk closed after reports of man with firearm

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) blocked off a section of sidewalk below an apartment building Tuesday night while responding to an incident downtown.

The VPD says officers first responded to reports of a “man with a firearm” in an apartment building located at Seymour and Smithe streets.

When police confronted the man, he allegedly began throwing items from the 11th-floor unit onto the street below.

Around 9 p.m., police entered the suite and used a “conducted energy weapon” to take the man into custody.

A 33-year-old man was taken to hospital for assessment before being transferred to the VPD jail.