Armed man arrested after entering grounds of Rideau Hall
Posted July 2, 2020 8:24 am.
Last Updated July 2, 2020 8:26 am.
OTTAWA – One person has been arrested after police say an armed man entered the grounds of Rideau Hall, early Thursday morning.
The Rideau Hall estate is home to the governor general, as well as the prime minister and his family, temporarily — all of whom were not on the premises at the time.
The Trudeaus were at a cottage at Harrington Lake to celebrate Canada Day.
Further to this, a source tells me the Prime Minister has been at Harrington Lake with his family for Canada Day, so they were not on Rideau Hall grounds. I’m told the Governor General is not on the Grounds.
RCMP says situation has been resolved #Cdnpoli https://t.co/NAQ9Fz7P0V— Cormac Mac Sweeney (@cmaconthehill) July 2, 2020
Police officers still have the area cordoned off but say the suspect was taken into custody “without any incident.”
“He is currently in custody and is being interviewed,” the RCMP writes on Twitter. “We are not releasing his identity at this time as charges are pending.”
(2/2)The man was arrested shortly after without any incident. He is currently in custody and is being interviewed. We are not releasing his identity at this time as charges are pending.
— National Division RCMP (@Nat_Div_RCMP) July 2, 2020
Mounties say the man entered the grounds just before 7:00 a.m. and was arrested shortly after.
Police would not say how the man got in but a section of the heavy wrought iron fencing at one of the visitor entrance gates was seen bent inward with debris strewn over a pathway behind it.
Farther up the path, two robots were sent to probe a dark pick up truck, which has been a point of interest for investigators.
The second robot is approaching the pick up truck #cdnpoli #RideauHall pic.twitter.com/ghjB7bdxjG
— Cormac Mac Sweeney (@cmaconthehill) July 2, 2020
A sniffer dog was also spotted on scene on Thursday.
Police have not revealed the suspect’s identity or a possible motive at this time.
