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By Aaron Schulze

Mental Health Act

Kamloops RCMP use taser to arrest man reportedly assaulting healthcare staff

Feb 14, 2024 | 10:01 AM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP used a taser to arrest a man for reportedly assaulting staff at a healthcare facility in Brocklehurst over the weekend.

In a news release issued Wednesday (Feb. 14), Kamloops RCMP say officers were called to Southill Street at around 12:20 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 10). Once officers arrived, police say the man jumped on the hood of a cruiser and began striking it.

When an officer exited his vehicle and told the man he was under arrest, police say he charged at the officer who then used a taser and took him into custody.

The man was taken to hospital for assessment and care.