British Columbia Premier David Eby says three's been a critical incident involving RCMP in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam. Eby speaks during a news conference in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
COQUITLAM, B.C. – British Columbia Premier David Eby says there’s been a critical incident involving RCMP in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam.
A witness on the scene says she saw an officer with a bloody leg and a tourniquet above the wound.
Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart says officers were injured, but he couldn’t confirm what their injuries were.
Coquitlam Mounties announced shortly after 11 a.m. that an area several blocks long in a business and residential area of the city had been closed off due to an ongoing police incident.
Eby told media who had gathered for a question-and-answer session after his speech to local politicians that the incident was very serious and they would release more information as soon as they could.
He says the public is no longer in danger.
Yan Wang manages a dental office near the area that is closed off, and says police asked them to shut the office and stay away for the rest of the day and tomorrow.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 22, 2023.
