An armed standoff continued Friday morning after an Ontario Provincial Police officer was shot and seriously injured at a home near Smith Falls, Ont., on Thursday night.
OPP Const. Dana Mellon told CBC.ca that between 40 and 50 police officers have surrounded the house, in which an armed suspect is barricaded.
Police tactical and rescue units are on the scene in the small community of Jasper, Ont., as well as the OPP's emergency response team.
"Our negotiators are attempting to get this fellow to surrender to police," Mellon said.
"The investigation is still going on right now. The suspect is still barricaded in the residence where this incident took place."
"Our officers are in contact with the person on and off. They are trying to get him to surrender himself," Mellon added. "Hopefully, this will come to a peaceful conclusion."
The shooting happened around 8 p.m. EDT Thursday, when an on-duty OPP officer went to the home.
The officer, who has not been identified, was taken to hospital in Ottawa, where Mellon said he was in "stable" condition.
OPP have not said why the officer went to the home, on a county road in a sparsely populated area.
However, a neighbour told reporters that OPP cruisers had been seen in front of the residence since Wednesday.
Smiths Falls is about 75 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.