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Armed standoff ends tragically in Three Hills

An armed standoff came to a tragic conclusion near Three Hills on Wednesday afternoon.

An armed standoff came to a tragic conclusion near Three Hills on Wednesday afternoon.

A man was found dead inside a house from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 4 p.m., nine hours after a disturbance was reported.

At 5:30 a.m. RCMP were called to a disturbance at a rural residence north of Three Hills near Hwy 21 and Twp Rd 324.

An adult male was reported to have assaulted the property owner and damaged property. Police say the incident escalated and the adult male barricaded himself inside the residence and refused to co-operate with police.

After learning the man was believed to have firearms, RCMP secured the area around the property and blocked off highways to keep the public safe. With assistance from the Calgary Police Service tactical team, RCMP support units and neighboring detachments, police made repeated but unsuccessful efforts to make contact with the man.

RCMP sent in a police robot equipped with a camera at 2 p.m. but the camera picked up no activity.

When Calgary police entered the home at 4 p.m., the male was found dead from a self-inflicted gun shot wound. Police have not yet released the identity of the dead man.