Woman dies suddenly in Kamloops; police seize firearm

A woman in Kamloops died suddenly, and police seized a semi automatic rifle at the scene on Tuesday afternoon. Kamloops RCMP received a call to an address known to police in the 500 block of Carmel Court around 1 p.m. on July 16, according to a release from police. There was a woman in medical distress at the home, and Emergency Health Services and Kamloops Fire Rescue were at the scene. “Sadly, a female in medical distress did not survive attempts by emergency personnel to revive her,” Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Crystal Evelyn said in the release. The woman’s death is unrelated to the rifle seized at the scene, and since the investigation is ongoing police are not releasing any more details.  “At this time, criminality is not believed to be involved in the sudden death investigation, which is being conducted concurrently with the BC Coroners Service,” Cpl. Evelyn said. There were other people at the scene, but police did not reveal details about them.  Police have launched a separate investigation into the firearm. Anyone with information is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and reference file 2024-22650. 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 .