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Kamloops City
2025-01-02 15:43 PST
File # 2024-42078
A concerning incident reported near Capilano Drive has police turning to the public for video and information.
On Saturday Dec. 28, 2024, around 7 p.m., Kamloops RCMP frontline officers responded to a call for service in which a youth had allegedly been threatened with a firearm while on a trail earlier that day, around 4 p.m.
Upon receiving the report, officers attended and surveyed the area, obtained statements, and canvassed for video, said Corporal Crystal Evelyn, Kamloops RCMP Detachment spokesperson. We are turning to the public in an attempt to obtain more security or dash camera footage, witnesses, and information that could help further the investigation.
Upon receiving the report, officers attended and surveyed the area, obtained statements, and canvassed for video,
We are turning to the public in an attempt to obtain more security or dash camera footage, witnesses, and information that could help further the investigation.
According to the report, the youth was walking on a trail near Capilano Drive when they encountered a man sitting on a log, who produced a firearm and threatened the youth with it, then chased the youth onto the roadway.
The man is described as:
Wearing all black including:
No similar reports have been received since.
Anyone with information that may be related to this ongoing investigation is asked to please contact the Kamloops RCMP Detachment at 250-828-3000 and reference file 2024-42078.
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