A police operation took place this Sunday at the end of the day in the residential area of Chemin des Dailles, in Monthey.
Markus Rieder, spokesman for the cantonal police, confirmed the deployment of a police device, information published by “20 minutes”. “The intervention ended well. A person in psychic distress was at the origin, it was hospitalized. ”
The presence of a weapon not confirmed
According to the 20 minutes article, the elite troops of the cantonal police are said to have been engaged and the area to be cordoned off. A resident said that a person in a building was armed. Markus Rieder does not confirm the details of the intervening forces or the presence of a weapon.
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