One arested after Squamish RCMP warn of man with rifle
Posted September 28, 2021 4:49 pm.
Last Updated September 28, 2021 7:46 pm.
SQUAMISH (NEWS 1130) — Mounties in Squamish have made an arrest after an incident that prompted them to issue a warning about a man with a gun Tuesday.
Corp. Angela Kermer says police received multiple calls about a man with a gun around 3:30 p.m. in the area of Diamond Head and Diamond Roads, near a London Drugs.
“Squamish RCMP received multiple calls about a man with a gun. The man was chasing a young boy in a residential neighbourhood.” she tells NEWS 1130, adding that police dogs, and the Emergency Response Team were called in to secure the area, and assist people who needed to leave their homes.
Weapons related incident results in one man in custody https://t.co/ZPT7zvvFSW
— Squamish RCMP (@SquamishRCMP) September 29, 2021
On Tuesday evening, police announced that a was arrested “for a weapons related offence.”
The road has been reopened, and people have been allowed back into their homes.
“From the time of the initial reports earlier today until the situation at scene concluded, there were no injuries, public safety was not at risk, and there was no property damage,” says a statement.
