Man taken into custody after standoff in Eastern Passage, N.S.

Police responded to a standoff in Eastern Passage, N.S., on July 4, 2025. (Source: X/@hfxfirefighters)

Police have taken a man who barricaded himself in an Orion Drive home into custody in Eastern Passage, N.S., Friday evening.

There was a heavy police presence in the area, including both Halifax Regional Police and RCMP, along with Halifax Regional Fire crews and paramedics.

Police asked neighbours in the area to shelter in place as a precaution but said there was no threat to public safety or to anyone outside of the home.

Cow Bay Road between Samuel Danial Drive and Dyke Road was closed and police asked people to avoid the area.

A Halifax fire official told CTV News the man had lit a few items on fire inside the home but then managed to put the fire out himself using a fire extinguisher.

Officers remained at the scene as part of the investigation.

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