Armed man arrested after confrontation at downtown Kelowna business

Kelowna RCMP took down an armed man after he made threats at a downtown business. RCMP responded to an incident at a business in the 600-block of Bernard Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, according to a press release from police. Officers were told a man was causing a...

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Armed man arrested after confrontation at downtown Kelowna business
Kelowna RCMP took down an armed man after he made threats at a downtown business. RCMP responded to an incident at a business in the 600-block of Bernard Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, according to a press release from police. Officers were told a man was causing a disturbance and threatening a security guard with an edged weapon. When officers arrived they quickly found the suspect and used a conducted energy weapon, commonly referred to as a Taser, to take him into custody. The suspect was taken to hospital and later released into police custody where he remains. The suspect is set to appear in court Thursday. “This investigation remains ongoing and no further details will be provided at this time. Anyone who may have witnessed this incident and has not provided a statement to police, is encouraged to contact the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300 and reference file number 2025-12963,” RCMP Cpl. Michael Gauthier said in the release. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. Find our Journalism Ethics policy here. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/code-of-ethics/it106782 We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .
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