Distraught man leads to lengthy Trans Canada closure east of Kamloops
PRITCHARD, B.C. — Traffic was shut down from more than two hours on the Trans Canada Highway east of Pritchard last night as police dealt with a distraught man threatening to kill himself.
Chase RCMP Sgt. Barry Kennedy says police were initially called at about 7:20 p.m.
He says the man was standing on the highway near Stoney Flats Road, yelling and screaming while waving a knife and a machete.
Kennedy says when police attended, the man threatened to kill both himself and his dog, and he had already used his knife to injure himself.