The gun was seized on takedown
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The RCMP Southeast District Emergency Response Team was called to assist with a dangerous arrest in the Lumby area on Wednesday evening.
Around 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of an assault on Sugar Lake Road, north of Lumby.
Shortly before midnight, police located the suspect at a residence on Mabel Lake Road.
“While attempting to make contact with the suspect, officers on scene observed a firearm and ammunition inside the home in close proximity to the male,” North Okanagan RCMP spokesperson Const. Chris Terlesky.
“Given the increased risk, officers established a perimeter around the house 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 left the house and was taken into custody without further incident.
The firearm and ammunition were seized.
The suspect, a 43-year-old man from Lumby, remains in police custody pending a court appearance.
The incident remains under investigation.
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