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Standoff in Merritt

UPDATED: 4:53 P.M.

Highway 5A in Merritt has been opened Wednesday afternoon, according to DriveBC, after it was closed due to a standoff earlier in the day. 

The RCMP have yet to comment on the situation at the Road Runner Motel, and have not confirmed if the standoff is over. 


ORIGINAL: 2:23 P.M.

A police incident has shut down Highway 5A between Huston and Menzies streets in Merritt.

According to a witness on scene, police are in the middle of a standoff with a man who has shut himself in a room at the Road Runner Motel. Police consider the man to be armed and dangerous.

Those in the area were asked to leave, although it’s unclear if any surrounding buildings have been evacuated.

The street will remain closed until the man is brought safely into police custody, the witness was told.

Castanet will have more information as it becomes available.



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