Large police response in downtown Kelowna following calls about man with gun

KELOWNA – Mulitple reports of a suspicious man with a gun prompted a massive response from Kelowna RCMP this afternoon.

RCMP say in a media release witnesses reported seeing a man with a handkerchief over his face and in the possession of what looked like a sawed-off long-barreled firearm wrapped in fabric at around 1:44 p.m. today, July 22, in the area of Bernard Avenue and Mill Street.

Police descended on Kerry Park where they took several individuals into custody. 

Following the conclusion of the incident, police confirmed that the item in the individual’s possession was not a firearm, but an item that seems to have been altered to look like a firearm.

One individual is still in police custody pending further investigation, while the others were released without charge. 


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Brie Welton

Brie is a recent graduate from UBC Okanagan where she studied English and French while managing the campus newspaper. After working as an intern reporter for the summer of 2019 in her home-town of Kelowna, she rejoined the InfoNews team in March 2020 and moved to Kamloops.
Her interests range from food features and artist profiles to politics, crime and minority issues. She has a passion for story-telling and aspires to one day become a full-time court reporter.

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