Neighbours report arson at a home in Kamloops last night

Neighbours report two men set a house in Kamloops ablaze last night. Two men reportedly jumped out of a truck and lit a house on fire on Valhalla Drive around 1 a.m. Kamloops RCMP and Kamloops Fire Rescue were unable to confirm any details and declined to comment. Neighbours reported seeing the men throw a gas can at the home, burning a portion of the front of the house and possibly damaging a Jeep in the driveway. This house is known to have problems, and police patrol it regularly if not nightly, according to neighbours. One unnamed neighbour said they usually keep to themselves but this makes it “everybody’s problem.” This is reportedly the same house where a murder took place in May 2023. READ MORE:Kamloops RCMP identify victim in May homicide https://infotel.ca/newsitem/kamloops-rcmp-identify-victim-in-may-homicide/it101991 Police and firefighters were on the scene last night and took witness statements, but there were no officials on the scene this morning. - With notes from Levi Landry. BREAKING #kamloops https://twitter.com/hashtag/kamloops?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw crews responding to 110 800 Valhalla for a molotov cocktail thown at the townhouse . The front is on fire .This property had a homicide at it last spring . — Kamscan (@Kamscan) March 30, 2024 https://twitter.com/Kamscan/status/1773983948672225362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw 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. 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 .