Suspect Arrested in Kamloops Following Police Shooting

A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a Kamloops police officer early Wednesday morning.

Cpl Jean Rene Michaud, the shooting victim in Kamloops (Photo Credit: Facebook)

The events unfolded around 2:45 a.m. when a Kamloops RCMP officer conducted a traffic stop on a white Chrysler Intrepid. The shots were fired at Bachelor Drive and North River Drive and one officer was injured. Cpl Cheryl Bush has confirmed that the officer who suffered serious injuries is 40 year old father of two Cpl Jean Rene Michaud.

The suspect vehicle sought by RCMP following the shooting (Photo Credit: RCMP Handout)

Michaud remains in hospital in critical but stable condition after undergoing surgery. Supt. Brad Mueller held a press conference at 4:30 p.m. in Kamloops to update the public on the situation. Residents who were restricted from the Bachelor Heights area are now able to return home and those who were evacuated will be notified once they are able to return to their homes as well.

Supt. Brad Mueller at the 4:30 p.m. press conference in Kamloops (Photo Credit: Screen Grab)

At around 3:30 p.m. a 36 year old man was arrested without incident in relation to the shooting, confirmed Mueller.

“I can’t tell you the impact this has had on our community, we’ve received message of support from all across the country,” said Mueller. “We’re confident that we’ve arrested one suspect and our information leads us to believe that we have a suspect in custody that was involved in the incident.”

No charges have been laid at this time but the suspect remains in custody. Mueller said that during the investigation a number of people were interviewed and the suspect is known to police.

“He has previous police involvement,” added Mueller and the man was arrested in the Bachelor Heights area where the initial shooting took place. Mueller also said that the suspect was injured at some point so the Independent Investigations Office has taken over the case.