Police looking for witnesses after shots fired in Kamloops

RCMP are looking for witnesses to an incident of shots fired in Kamloops last night.

Police responded to a report of gunshots at around 5:15 p.m. yesterday, Oct. 1, in the area of Willow Street, according to an RCMP media release.

Officers on the scene reported damage to the residence that appeared to be from a firearm. Although the residence was occupied at the time, no one was injured.

Police later identified a suspect and converged on a residence in Dallas this morning, Oct. 2, and a male was safely taken into custody.

Based on the investigation so far, police believe that the residence was targeted. 

Anyone who witnessed the events that occurred on Willow Street is urged to contact the Kamloops RCMP to assist the ongoing investigation.


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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.