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UPDATE: Incident near St. Joseph’s School

Update: 10:00am, April 3rd
Just before 9:00 last night (Sunday), Smithers RCMP responded to a report of possible impaired operation of an articulated dump truck.

Police say they located the suspect and the vehicle which attempted to collide with an RCMP vehicle.

Mounties fired shots towards the vehicle due to the escalation of potential grievous harm.

Nobody was injured during the incident according to RCMP, and the suspect was apprehended under the Mental Health Act.

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The investigation remains ongoing.

Original Story:
Smithers RCMP responded to an incident at the intersection of Columbia Street and Broadway Avenue at about 10:00 last night (Sunday).

Police are still on scene with more information to come.

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Logan Flint
Logan Flint
Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

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