(JENNIFER STAHN / iNFOnews.ca)
April 29, 2025 - 4:56 PM
There was a heavy police presence at a hotel on Columbia Street in Kamloops this afternoon.
Several frontline officers and members of the Southeast District Emergency Response Team were called at around 3 p.m., April 29, to a report about someone in a mental health crisis armed with a gun, according to an RCMP media release.
“Members of the (Southeast District Emergency Response Team) were fortunately nearby and were able to quickly deploy to assist, due to the high-risk nature of the report,” Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said in the release.
A male suspect was apprehended, RCMP said.
Police asked the public to stay away from the area while officers were responding.
— This article was updated at 5:22 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2025 with new information from RCMP.
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