Police arrest 3 people in Riversdale gun calls

Criminal charges are pending for two men and one woman following reports of a man with a gun in the Riversdale area Sunday morning.

In a media release sent just after 7 a.m., police said witnesses had called about a man standing outside the front of a residence with a long barrelled firearm.

Police blocked off the intersection of Avenue E South and 19th Street West and asked people to avoid the area while they were at the scene.

According to an update from police sent at 8:50 a.m., two men were arrested and traffic restrictions were lifted as they continue their investigation.