The RCMP’s Southeast District Emergency Response Team was called to assist with a dangerous arrest in the Lumby area Wednesday night.
At approximately 9:30 p.m., officers responded to an assault report on Sugar Lake Road, north of Lumby.
Shortly before midnight police located the suspect at a residence on Mabel Lake Road.
“During their efforts to make contact with the suspect, officers on scene observed a firearm and ammunition inside the home within close proximity of the male,” says North Okanagan RCMP spokesperson Const. Chris Terlesky.
“Given the increased risk, officers established a perimeter around the home and members of the RCMP Southeast District Emergency Response Team were deployed to assist.”
Contact was made with the suspect and shortly after 3 a.m., the man voluntarily came out of the home and was arrested without further incident.
The weapon and ammunition were confiscated.
The suspect, a 43-year-old Lumby man, remains in police custody pending a court appearance.
The incident remains under investigation.
