A major police operation is underway at one of the Ubisoft buildings on St-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal’s Mile End neighbourhood.
Police say there are no immediate reports of injuries related to the operation, and that “no threat has been detected so far.” They say the operation began in response to a 911 call earlier Friday afternoon.
Police say specialized officers are currently inside the building, which is being evacuated.
Images from the scene show dozens of Montreal police officers at the scene, including tactical squad officers. Some officers appear to be heavily armed.
Images also show dozens of people on the roof of the red-brick building, and the door opening onto the roof barricaded from the outside with large objects.
Police have set up a perimeter around the building at the corner of St-Laurent Blvd. and St-Viateur Street. Several police cruisers and ambulances are on the scene.
Police are asking people to avoid the area.
There is an ongoing police operation at the corner of Saint-Laurent and St-Viateur. We ask people to avoid the area. The <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/SPVM?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#SPVM</a> is currently validating information and more details will follow. <a href=”https://t.co/44PjWzsCOh”>pic.twitter.com/44PjWzsCOh</a>
—@SPVM
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante addressed the situation on Twitter, saying the city is in contact with police and asking people to avoid the Mile End area.
Mon équipe est en communication étroite avec le <a href=”https://twitter.com/SPVM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@SPVM</a> et nous surveillons la situation de près. Nous invitons les Montréalais•es à éviter le secteur du Mile-End. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/polmtl?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#polmtl</a>
—@Val_Plante
More to come.
