A man faces 13 charges after a daylong standoff with police in Richmond Hill.

With the aid of the province’s Special Investigations Unit, York police managed to enter the home and take 34-year-old Anoshirvan Shirizadeh into custody at around 10 p.m. Friday.

Shirizadeh faces 13 charges, including attempted murder, careless use of a firearm and pointing a firearm, according to York Regional Police.

The standoff began around 10:30 a.m. at a Petro-Canada gas station when a police officer pulled over a vehicle at Bayview Avenue and Major Mackenzie Drive. According to police, a suspect fired shots at the officer and the officer returned gunfire. The officer was not injured.

“This is a rare and concerning circumstance that somebody actually fires shots in the middle of the day in a crowded area,” Const. Laura Nicolle said during a media scrum.

The suspect led the police on a brief chase until barricading himself inside a home on Maple Avenue, between Elmwood and Wenlock avenues. The Emergency Response Unit was called to the scene, arriving with an armoured truck. All nearby residents were evacuated, according to Nicolle.

Before the incursion, Shaw confirmed there were a few loud bangs but could not say what tactic was used to apprehend the suspect.

With files from David Venn and Margaryta Ignatenko

JG Jeremy Grimaldi is a crime and justice reporter for YorkRegion.com and its sister papers. Reach him via email: jgrimaldi@yrmg.com

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