No one injured after shots fired in Kamloops

RCMP in Kamloops are investigating a report of shots fired last night on the city's North Shore.

At around 8:30 p.m. yesterday, July 12, officers were called to an area of MacKenzie Avenue and Williams Street, according to an RCMP media release.

RCMP say no one was injured, although a window in one home was broken. The residence was not known to police prior to the incident, and investigators don’t believe it was targeted.

Witnesses saw a black SUV leaving the area after the shots rang out.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting, or has information about it, is asked to contact Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.


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Jenna Wheeler

Jenna Wheeler is a writer at heart. She has always been naturally curious about what matters to the people in her community. That’s why it was an obvious decision to study journalism at Durham College, where she enjoyed being an editor for the student newspaper, The Chronicle. She has since travelled across Canada, living in small towns in the Rockies, the Coast Mountains, and tried out the big city experience. She is passionate about sustainability, mental health, and the arts. When she’s not reporting, she’s likely holed up with a good book and her cat Ace.

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