Police incident at Victoria synagogue ends peacefully

A man has been taken into custody in Victoriaafter barricading himself on the second floor of the oldestsynagoguein Canada, which also houses a daycare.

The Shalom daycare at Congregation Emanu-El on Blanshard Streetin downtown Victoria was evacuated during the incidentand the children taken safely to a second location after police received a call of an unwanted man in the building shortly after 8:30 a.m.

Thepolice emergency response team was called and the man, who was suffering a mental health crisis, was apprehended at around 12:30 p.m. andtransported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Streets around the synagogue were partially closed during the incident. Police say there was some damage to the building.