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Alberta RCMP said Monday the death of a man that spurred a police investigation on the weekend has been deemed not suspicious.

RCMP and the Emergency Response Team were called to an area in the Town of Pincher Creek Saturday.

Police contained the area for several hours and asked the public to avoid the area of Macleod Street.

Officers said they were dealing with a man barricaded in a house; a statement later specified the man was armed. People in the community were asked to stay in their homes.

On Sunday morning at 6:20, emergency officials went into the home and found the man dead.

Police will not be identifying the man.

“No shots were fired by the RCMP during the response,” RCMP said in a statement.

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Situation in Pincher Creek is still ongoing. Macleod St barricaded completely. Officers are not letting us get any closer @GlobalLeth #YQL pic.twitter.com/okHj3KqlDr — Christina Succi (@GlobalCSucci) February 26, 2017

1/2 Officers are attending an ongoing incident in #PincherCreek. Avoid the area of Macleod Street. — RCMP Alberta (@RCMPAlberta) February 26, 2017

2/2 Stay away from police activity and do not share incident details/locations on social media. — RCMP Alberta (@RCMPAlberta) February 26, 2017

With files from Christina Succi and Erika Tucker