The Kamloops RCMP have released a dramatic photo that shows the arrest of Michael Shawn Boyer, a suspect who had fled from an incident that took place on the Tournament Inn on Saturday.
The photo shows a policeman detaining a man on the ground, with a dog baring its teeth from the side of the frame.
The arrest came following an incident that unfolded on Saturday at about 5:20 p.m.
A police officer approached a group that was in the parking lot of the Tournament Inn in an attempt to detain one man.
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That individual subsequently became violent, struggled with the police officer and pulled out a handgun before the policeman drew his sidearm.
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Gunfire was exchanged before the suspect left the scene.
The policeman suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the exchange. He was not shot.
Police then warned the public not to approach 41-year-old Michael Shawn Boyer, who they called “armed and dangerous.”
Numerous police units were involved in a search for Boyer that took place on Monday.
They arrived at 217 Nelson Avenue at about 11:30 a.m. No one was arrested there but police did seize four firearms — they were all long guns, and two of them had been sawed off.
Police received a tip that Boyer was at a restaurant in Kamloops’ North Shore area at around 2 p.m.
Police watched the individual who was the subject of the tip, but it turned out it wasn’t Boyer.
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Officers later received information that Boyer was staying a home on Fortune Drive. They approached the property at around 2:30 p.m.
The house was surrounded and Boyer surrendered “without further incident.”
The RCMP thanked the public for tips that “led to a peaceful arrest.”
- With files from Kimberly Davidson
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