Saturday, July 31, 2010

Fatal Police Shooting

RCMPNo word when police may have anything more to say after a man was shot to death last night in Kamloops by RCMP officers. It was the tragic end to an incident that ended in the parking lot of the Robo Car Wash in the 200 block Tranquille Road. Although police aren't saying much, it's obvious that the Toyota 4-runner driven by the victim was being shadowed by police.The vehicle pulled into the Robo parking lot, followed by a green minivan containing police officers. The Toyota then rammed the minivan, at which point officers fired shots at the driver, killing him. The Toyota then rammed into the wall of the convenience store, doing substantial damage to the wall of the store. Police have only said that a man is dead and that the incident involved police officers. The scene today is taped off and the vehicle still part way inside the building. Major crimes from Kelowna is now involved, and we expect they will be the ones to make a formal release. No indications who the deceased is or how many shots were fired.

(Submitted by Kamloops affiliate CFJC)

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