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Officer Shot

Cpl. Michaud speaks about being shot to support hospital foundation

KAMLOOPS - Cpl. Jean-René Michaud has spoken on camera for the first time since he was shot during a traffic stop in Kamloops back in December. Michaud was conducting a traffic stop in the Batchelor Heights area on Dec. 3, 2014, when he was shot. He was rushed to hospital and has undergone multiple surgeries...

A thank you from the family of Cpl. Michaud

'I RECEIVED THAT KNOCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AND MY WORLD WAS SHATTERED' KAMLOOPS - Last month, after pulling over a white sedan, Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud was shot several times. After a 12-hour manhunt in the Batchelor Heights neighbourhood, 36-year-old Kenneth Michael Knutson was taken into custody. Michaud has been in hospital ever...

OFFICER DOWN: A timeline of the last three days in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – It’s been three days of shock, fear, concern, heart-ache, anger and finally, maybe even a little relief as the City of Kamloops and its detachment of RCMP officers came to grips with the shooting of an RCMP officer. Cpl. Jean-René Michaud, a 40-year-old father of two, was carrying out perhaps the most basic...

Kenneth Michael Knutson charged with attempted murder of police officer

THREE WOMEN ALSO ARRESTED KAMLOOPS - Kenneth Michael Knutson has been named as the man accused of shooting an RCMP officer on Wednesday morning and will appear in court later this month. Charges against the 36-year-old, who is well-known to police, include attempted murder, aggravated assault of a peace officer, possession of a firearm while...

Former Kamloops Mountie: Shooting brings back bad memories

KAMLOOPS - Former RCMP officer Rob Creasser is reliving his nightmare after a Mountie was shot not far from his home in Batchelor Hills Wednesday morning. Creasser was conducting a routine traffic check in the Monte Creek area in 1991 when he was shot at. “A vehicle was actually pulled over and it was a...