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UPDATE: 2:35 p.m.
A full 22 hours after the incident began, a Kamloops standoff ended peacefully Saturday morning.
Police were called to a North Shore home at 6 a.m. Friday for a report of an assault.
A search began for the suspect and police located the 35-year-old suspect at a different house on Nanaimo Street at 9:40 a.m. The suspect threatened police with a gun, and eventually fled the home.
A pursuit led police to the Mt. Paul industrial area, where the suspect began shooting at police, prompting police to return fire.
There were four separate exchanges of gunfire.
The suspect made his way to the G&M Trailer Park, where he barricaded himself in a trailer at 10:30 a.m.
Despite a Kelowna Emergency Response Team already assisting Kamloops RCMP with the incident, another ERT team from the Lower Mainland made their way to Kamloops to help.
The trailer park was evacuated and a negotiation began, which lasted for the next 17 hours.
“This was a prolonged negotiation that was very tense,” said Jodi Shelkie of the Kamloops RCMP. “On several occasions the suspect made explicit threats to police and discharged his rifle within the home.”
At 4 a.m. Saturday morning, the suspect surrendered without incident and was taken into custody.
The man, who was previously known to police, faces several serious charges.
Police believe no one was injured throughout the day's events.
UPDATE: 10:45 a.m.
A high-risk police operation at a trailer park in Kamloops, B.C., that shut down a nearby elementary school and businesses ended peacefully with one man arrested, RCMP said on Saturday.
Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said there was a significant police presence at the G & M Trailer Park on Friday, in an incident involving a suspect who was believed to be armed.
Police did not say whether the man was facing any charges.
Shelkie said the trailer park remained closed for a police investigation on Saturday, but surrounding streets were re-opened.
But the day before, mounties instructed parents not to pick up their children from a nearby elementary school. Instead, Shelkie said students would be bused to a local bridge where parents could pick them up.
Residents of the trailer park were told to remain inside and to lock their doors and windows.
Nicole Calver, a receptionist at the First Nations Tax Commission, said she heard sirens at about 11 a.m. Friday and looked out the window to see about 15 RCMP vehicles head into a trailer park across the street.
"That's where we saw the squad vehicle ram a green truck," she said. "We did hear, we did witness six gunshots and we saw people running around, I think a squad team ... running around the trailer park after that."
The nearby Sk'elep School of Excellence went into lockdown, Calver said, adding she heard the announcement from the school's speaker.
People in her office had been instructed to stay away from windows and not to go outside, she said.
Calver said she was listing to radio reports "to plan our routes home, if we can get out of here."
UPDATE: Saturday 5:50 a.m.
Kamloops RCMP have resolved a tense standoff at a trailer park that began Friday morning.
About 4 a.m., police arrested a suspect male without incident at the G&M Mobile Home Park.
"The arrest followed extensive efforts by RCMP to bring this matter to a peaceful conclusion," Sgt. Brandon Buliziuk said in a brief press statement.
The incident began with residents reporting gunfire and followed with a police chase that closed down Highway 5 and locked down the entire neighbourhood as the RCMP Emergency Response Team was brought in.
The mobile home park remains under police security with no access to the public as the crime scene investigation continues.
Highway 5 North has been reopened to all traffic, as has Shuswap Road East, from the intersection with Highway 5 North.
Further details are expected to be released today.
UPDATE: 5:40 p.m.
A high-risk police operation at a trailer park in Kamloops involving a suspect believed to be armed resulted in a lockdown at nearby businesses and an elementary school, and the closure of Highway 5 on Friday.
RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said there was a significant police presence including an emergency response team at the G&M Trailer Park.
As of 5:30 p.m., RCMP had not reported a resolution to the incident.
UPDATE: 2:35 p.m.
RCMP have advised people to avoid a trailer park in Kamloops where an elementary school has been locked down during a high-risk police operation involving an individual suspected of having a firearm.
Nicole Calver, a receptionist at the First Nations Tax Commission, said she heard sirens from several police cruisers about 11 a.m. and looked out the window to see about 15 RCMP vehicles head into a trailer park across the street.
"That's where we saw the squad vehicle ram a green truck," she said. "We did hear, we did witness six gunshots, and we saw people running around, I think (a) squad team ... running around the trailer park after that."
People in her office have been instructed to stay away from windows and not to go outside, she said.
– The Canadian Press
UPDATE: 2:29 p.m.
All students of Sk’elep School on Kamloops Indian Band Reserve will be leaving the school today at the regular time of 2:40 p.m., but according to police, parents are not to go to the school to pick up their children.
Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said students will be bused away from the school down Shuswap Road to the Lafarge Bridge.
If they wish, parents may pick up their children on the north side of Lafarge Bridge.
If parents choose not to, or cannot pick up their children at Lafarge, the children will be bused home as usual.
“However, due to Highway 5 being closed due to the police emergency happening, the buses could be up to one hour later than usual dropping the children off,” she said.
“Parents who normally pick their children up from the school but are not able to go to the Lafarge Bridge to get them, school staff will be with the students at all times and will make further arrangements for the students.”
There is no update in relation to the ongoing police incident in G&M Trailer Park.
UPDATE: 1:45 p.m.
Castanet has received reports of a RCMP convoy of at least a dozen vehicles speeding up the Coquihalla from the Lower Mainland towards Kamloops.
UPDATE: 12:27 p.m.
Kamloops RCMP are still on scene at G&M Trailer Park, across from the powwow grounds on Highway 5, dealing with a high-risk situation concerning an individual suspected of having a firearm.
“There is a significant police presence on hand, including the Emergency Response Team and local detachment resources,” said Cpl. Jodi Shelkie.
“Police continue to ask residents of G&M Trailer Park to remain inside their residences, and lock their doors and windows. Unless advised by police, they should not go outside.”
The public is asked to avoid the area, to allow police to resolve the matter.
Highway 5 is shut down in both directions at Mt. Paul Way and Valleyview exchange. Motorists are also advised to avoid this area.
“We are asking the public not to share any information about specific police activities or locations on social media,” said Shelkie.
“Additionally, please avoid calling 911 for any updates, or non-emergency reports. The public will be notified in a timely fashion as soon as police have further information.”
UPDATE: 12:15 p.m.
DriveBC reports Highway 5 is closed in both directions due to the unfolding police incident in Kamloops.
The highway is closed from Exit 374, the East Kamloops junction with Highway 1, to 3.8 kilometres north of the city.
UPDATE: 12:10 p.m.
A suspect is apparently running down Highway 5 in Kamloops with a rifle in hand after a high-speed chase.
A caller to Castanet whose husband is trucker in the area, reports radio chatter that the man is on foot and armed.
Schools in the area have reportedly been put on lockdown, and a Tim Hortons closed during the incident.
Police have yet to confirm those reports.
UPDATE: 11:55 a.m.
While unconfirmed by police, there have been witness reports of shots fired near the G&M Trailer Park in Kamloops.
One woman said she heard police order someone to drop their rifle before hearing several shots.
According to reports on social media, the highway near the Kamloops Indian Band powwow grounds has been closed for about the last 30 minutes.
Prior to the closure, one woman said on social media: “I watched two officers pull over a Dodge truck. They got out with their rifles out and the truck took off (this was right by Canwest Propane on the highway a ways before the pow wow grounds). The truck took off and about 20 (police) cars went after the truck.”
ORIGINAL: 11 a.m.
Kamloops RCMP are in the midst of a high-risk police operation in the area of G&M Trailer Park.
“Police are asking anyone who sees anything suspicious, please call Kamloops RCMP and we are requesting that the residents of that trailer park remain inside their residences, with doors locked and keep themselves safe,” said Cpl. Jodie Shelki.
No other details have been released.
Castanet will have more information as soon as it becomes available.
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