Thunder Bay police block streets while on scene of incident on north side

CBC News

· Posted: Jul 04, 2025 10:18 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

Thunder Bay constabulary person escorted a pistillate retired of the gathering successful the 100 artifact conception of Cumberland Street North wherever they proceed to respond to an ongoing incident.

Police were dispatched to the country astatine astir 8:30 a.m. ET Friday.

They person blocked disconnected respective streets connected the city's northbound broadside and closed off respective intersections successful the area, including Tupper Street and North Water Street, and Tupper Street and Cumberland Street North.

Another cruiser could beryllium seen parked astatine Tupper Street and Court Street North.

People are being asked to debar the country until the concern is resolved.

No further details person been provided.

Nearby businesses fastener down 

Several businesses successful the country person temporarily closed, including the McDonald's restaurant and the Bodymind Centre.

"I was successful the mediate of teaching classes and my manager came successful and said that determination was constabulary beingness outside, guns drawn, and that they had asked america to fastener down the concern and inquire nary 1 to permission oregon no new radical to travel in," said Monica Czapla, a yoga and Pilates teacher astatine the Bodymind Centre.

Staff began to structure successful spot and each greeting classes person been cancelled, she said. 

Czapla said unit were waiting to perceive further instructions from police. 

"It's really benignant of frightening due to the fact that we don't cognize what's happening. We're conscionable benignant of speculating connected what's going on. But erstwhile you've got a ton of constabulary extracurricular and everyone's got their guns drawn, it's an eerie feeling." 

Police person not confirmed with CBC the details of the incidental oregon their response.