Kamloops arson fire may be connected to ongoing gang conflict

A utility trailer was lit on fire with some sort of incendiary device in Kamloops on the weekend and the arson may be connected to the ongoing gang conflict. Officers were called to the suspicious trailer fire at a home on 10 Street which is known to police, according to an RCMP media release issued today, May 23. The trailer fire was called in at around 8:15 a.m. Sunday, May 19, and RCMP said it appeared someone had thrown an “incendiary device” to start the blaze. The utility trailer, which contained household items, was damaged. READ MORE: String of shootings in Kamloops believed to be ongoing drug dealer conflict https://infotel.ca/newsitem/string-of-shootings-in-kamloops-believed-to-be-ongoing-drug-dealer-conflict/it104590 RCMP don’t say if anyone was hurt. The hunt is on for a pair of suspects described by RCMP as men with light skin. The first suspect was wearing a black hoodie, large tan backpack and had a beard. Suspect number two was wearing a plaid jacket with a dark hood. The same home was targeted in a drive-by shooting https://infotel.ca/newsitem/kamloops-rcmp-search-for-drive-by-shooting-suspects/it104563 early in the morning on May 3. The suspect vehicle, a silver older model Volkswagen Jetta, was recovered by police a short distance away. No was hurt in the shooting. Anyone with information or video that may be related to the arson investigation is asked to contact the Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and reference file 2024-14978. To contact a reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander mailto:halexander@infonews.ca  or call 250-309-5343 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tip@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. 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 .