Fire sparked as possible Shuswap stabbing suspect flees Vernon apartment
VERNON, B.C. — RCMP are releasing more information about an incident involving a heavy police presence in Vernon’s Mission Hill area.
RCMP say the Vernon North Okanagan detachment received information about a sighting of a person with a warrant for their arrest in an apartment in the 3400-block of Okanagan Avenue on Monday (Sept. 14) around 3:30 p.m.
“Front line officers, who had been in the area on another unrelated matter, observed a man matching the description of Alexander Boucher, as he retreated inside a unit. RCMP set up an area of containment around the property and called upon the RCMP Southeast District Emergency Response Team to assist,” said Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey, media relations with the Southeast District.
The 36-year-old Boucher, of Enderby, has been charged with attempted murder and other charges in connection with a stabbing incident in Blind Bay Aug. 17.