Gawler supermarket incident

About 9.20am on Sunday 15 December, police responded to reports of a man in possession of a knife at a Reid Street supermarket in Gawler. 

Staff and customers were able to safely evacuate the building.  Police arrived a short time later and detained the man without incident. 

No one was physically injured as a result of the incident.

The 50-year-old man of no fixed address was conveyed to hospital where he is undergoing a medical assessment.