1 RCMP officer dead, another injured in Coquitlam, B.C., incident
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One RCMP officer has died and another has been injured in Coquitlam, B.C., sources tell CTV News.
One RCMP officer has died and another has been injured in Coquitlam, B.C., sources tell CTV News.
Authorities had not publicly confirmed the death as of 2 p.m. Friday, but Premier David Eby said earlier in the afternoon that there had been a "critical incident" in Coquitlam involving the RCMP.
"At this point, we're not in a position to be able to release details, but I can reassure the people of Coquitlam that there is not a further threat to public safety," Eby said during a briefing with reporters at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention Friday afternoon.
Earlier in the day, police said they were responding to an "ongoing incident" that closed a main road in Coquitlam. Witnesses reported a standoff at a condo building.
Coquitlam RCMP have not shared any details about the incident, saying only that Glen Drive has been closed between Pinetree Way and High Street.
"Please avoid the area," a post by the detachment on social media reads.
Heavily armed officers from the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team could be seen at the scene, and witnesses told CTV News they had observed a police officer limping out of the building with blood all over his leg, and another person being stretchered out.
