There was little information available to the public about heavy police presence at a home on Cameron Street.
Over the weekend, Thunder Bay Police occupied the area on Cameron St near May St North for several hours on Sunday afternoon.
Officers arrived to the home around 1:45pm after they got reports of a male suspect who had a handgun.
The area was contained and taped off to the public, and that’s when the standoff started.
For the next five and a half hours police maintained public safety while the TBPS’s Emergency Task Unit entered the home.
The suspect was arrested and provided a fake name, but police were able to uncover his real identity.
At 16 years old, the teen is facing eight charges including possession of a weapon as well as having what police believe was cocaine and fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking.
The boy was given a court order from a previous arrest on Feb. 2, 2022 to not be in Thunder Bay unless attending a court date, he was in violation of that order.
Bail court will process the teenager from Ajax today.