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Howe Street southbound from Davie Street to Drake is now OPEN to all traffic. #VanTraffic Thank you for your patience. — Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) February 6, 2020

The incident ended peacefully after 10 a.m. when a man was led out of the building by police.

Roed said the man was arrested under the Mental Health Act and taken to a local hospital.

No other information was released.

The street closure, which was in place for more than two hours, applied to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic.