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The man fired a single shot into the air before pulling over and giving himself up, police say. He was arrested without incident and is facing charges. A weapon has been recovered.

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The two children inside the vehicle were physically unharmed.

“It was a very dynamic situation,” Matthews said.

Matthews said to his knowledge, police have not been called to the Rundlehorn Drive address in the past, “certainly not for domestic-related incidents.”

It’s not known whether the five family members all lived at the home.

Matthews added the suspect is known to police, but would not elaborate.

The victim’s name has not been released pending an autopsy, which was scheduled for Tuesday.

For several hours after the shooting, the family home — a bungalow with a tidy lawn and a Canadian flag taped up in the window — was cordoned off with yellow police tape and marked police cruisers. Neighbouring homes were also blocked off.

Officers were interviewing neighbours about what they heard or saw overnight.

Neighbour Darin Beaulieu said he heard the sirens at night as police rushed to the scene, and an officer knocked at his door soon after. He said he didn’t know what happened, but later learned about the incident over the news.

“There’s a kid without a mother now,” Beaulieu added.

Dan Moldovar said he went to bed before midnight and didn’t hear anything unusual. But the next morning, he awoke to the sight of officers canvassing the area and yellow tape blocking the road.

“I knew something was very wrong,” he said. “(Police) told me somebody shot his wife.”

At the scene where the suspect was picked up, residents say they heard gunfire erupt in the middle of the night.

A neighbour who didn’t want to be named said she heard a “big bang” and the sound of people crying.

“I was so scared,” she added.

Carol Holm also said she heard one “bang,” though she wasn’t sure if it was gunfire at the time.

“I’m concerned a bit, but I’m not really feeling jumpy,” she said. “This is a neighbourhood like any other.”