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Shots fired at Regina police in North Central Monday

Two people are in police custody after gunfire and a lengthy standoff on the 1100 block of Elphinstone Street Monday.

Police say the incident on the 1100 block of Elphinstone now resolved

Police say the standoff on the 1100 block of Elphinstone lasted until 9 p.m. Monday. (Matthew Howard/CBC)

Two people are in police custody after gunfire and a lengthy standoff on the 1100 block of ElphinstoneStreet Monday.

Police say one of the suspects fired a gun from a window of a house towards police officers at 10 a.m. Monday morning.No one was injured.

"What we heard sounded to be like a gunshot and next thing you know there was probably I don't know five, six cars pulling up, and then it just it never ended,"Mark Styles said. He was working in the area when he heard the loud noise.

Styles said he and his colleagues brushed it off as a joke at first, but it turned into something he had never seen before.

"Next thing you know, it was reality," he said. "It's kind of crazy."

Regina police notified the public of the firearms incident before 11:00 a.m. CST. on Monday. (Matt Howard/CBC)

After the shots were fired, there was a lengthy standoff with the people inside the house refusing to come out and be taken into custody. Police established a safety perimeter in the area.Police dogs, crisis negotiators, andSWAT team members were on scene.

Police were at the location to investigate suspected property offences.

Just before 9 p.m. a man and a woman suspect came out of the house and were taken into custody.

Police say the investigation is ongoing and information about the suspects and charges will be shared later.

Schools in the area

During the incident, nearby schools including Scott Collegiate, Seven Stones, Albert, KitchenerandSacred Heart were notified and the buildings were secured.

The public school board said students at Kitchener, Albert and Seven Stones had to be picked up by parents at the end of the school day, since the school wouldnot release the children.

Students at Scott Collegiate were allowed to go home if they hada planned way home and they didn't live in the area that was cordoned off by police.