Manitoba RCMP officers say they were involved in an armed standoff Wednesday in the Ebb and Flow First Nation that ended with explosives detonating and a home going up in flames.
The incident began around 7:35 a.m. Wednesday when officers from Ste. The Rose du Lac detachment received a report that a 38-year-old Winnipeg man who had several outstanding warrants for his arrest was driving around the Ebb and Flow First Nation.
Officers went to the area and were told the suspect had been seen at a home on North West Road. When police arrived at the residence, they saw the suspect and two other men running inside.
RCMP note that there was a pickup truck outside that home that officers determined had been stolen from Winnipeg.
As an RCMP officer established a perimeter in front of the home, they learned more information about the two men who were seen entering the home with the suspect. Police said they were able to confirm all three men were wanted for firearms offenses and did not know if they were currently armed.
As the area around the home was contained, officers attempted to make contact with the three men inside.
For several hours, Mounties made intermittent contact, but the three suspects would not surrender.
At one point, police heard a gun being loaded inside the home and demanded it be handed in through the window. A few minutes later the gun was passed through the window and fell to the ground. Police then seized the firearm.
As police continued to negotiate with the suspects, officers heard noises coming from the home, leading them to believe it was fortified.
Minutes after hearing these loud bangs, the officers heard an explosion. Smoke and flames then started coming out of the doors and windows, prompting a 37-year-old man to jump out of the bedroom window. Police arrested him without incident.
After several more explosions, the two remaining suspects left the home as the fire spread. A fire brigade team arrived on the spot to put out the fire.
The three suspects were taken to hospital where they were treated and released into police custody.
Lyle Malcolm, 38, Manuel Hole, 37, and Tyson Resett, 27, have been charged with a number of offences, including arson, use of explosives and possession of a prohibited weapon. None of the allegations have been proven in court.
The suspects were taken into custody and are scheduled to appear Friday in Dauphin Provincial Court.
Police are continuing their investigation.
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