Armed standoff in Timmins over. Suspect at large (3 photos)

Armed standoff in Timmins over. Suspect at large (3 photos)

10:30 p.m.

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10:30 p.m. update:

The standoff at Canadian Tire in Timmins came to an end earlier this evening when Ontario Provincial Police Tactical and Rescue Unit and Canine Units entered the building and found the suspect or suspects had left sometime earlier in the day.

A few emergency vehicles are still in the area but traffic flow is returning to normal and the perimiter has been lifted, reports Timmins police.

Police are ask anyone who notices suspicious activity involving person or persons with a long gun rifle; or who has any information about this crime, to report incident to 911.

TimminsToday's Frank Giorno will have the full story later this evening.

To read it, visit TimminsToday

6:30 p.m. update:

A section of the city remains blocked off by police as a standoff with an armed intruder inside Canadian Tire that began in the wee hours of the morning stretches to the 12-hour mark.

Timmins Police are still advising the public to stay away from a perimeter that is still in effect with Highway 101 West closed at Walmart and Jaguar Road. Detours are Shirley Street to Sandy Falls Road for wesbound traffic and Jaguar Street to Sandy Falls Road for eastbound traffic.

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Original story: 1:30 p.m.

Police have been on the scene of an armed standoff at a Canadian Tire in Timmins since early this morning.

Timmins Police and Ontario Provincial Police responded after a report of a break-in at the Canadian Tire around 4:30 a.m.

Police say an ‘armed individual’ was believed to be in the store.

A large area around the store has since been cordoned off, and multiple retail outlets evacuated as OPP tactical officers and helicopters remain on scene.

Police have not confirmed whether the standoff may be linked to the search for two suspects wanted in a Toronto homicide investigation.

Yesterday, Timmins Police issued a warning that the pair - Clyde Marshall, 36, of New Brunswick, and Sabrina Couart, 27, of Gatineau Quebec - may have been spotted in TImmins on Monday.

The homicide investigation relates to the death of Sina Parsi, 32, of Kleinberg, who was found dead Friday in the Jane Street and St. Clair Avenue West area of Toronto.

- TimminsToday

(PHOTO: An OPP helicopter sits in a parking lot as police remain on the scene of an armed standoff in Timmins. Courtesy of Robin Allen)