Man arrested after standoff with RCMP at Williams Lake home
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A 26-year-old Williams Lake man was arrested Monday morning (Feb.17) following a standoff with police.
North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says it all started just prior to midnight on Sunday (Feb.16) when the Williams Lake RCMP responded to a report of a person involved in a dispute on Midnight Avenue in Williams Lake. She says the suspect was identified and later located in the 700 block of 11th Avenue.
“Upon the officer attending the residence, the suspect was observed exiting the residence with a firearm and pointing it toward a vehicle with an occupant in the immediate area,” says Saunderson.
“The officer engaged the suspect, who fled back into the residence. Throughout the morning of Feb.17th, officers had three individuals removed from the residence for safety and continued to attempt to negotiate with the suspect.”