RCMP have arrested a 36-year-old man in relation to the shooting of Cpl. Jean Rene Michaud this morning during a traffic stop.
At approximately 2:45 a.m. on Dec. 3, Michaud was approaching a white Chrysler Intrepid in the area of Batchelor Drive and North River Drive in Kamloops when an occupant of the vehicle fired at him.
A backup officer from another car in the area fired back and the vehicle fled, Kamloops RCMP said at a press conference on Wednesday morning.
Michaud was seriously injured and remains in critical but stable condition.
Michaud is a married 40-year-old father of two with 13 years on the force.
The suspect remained at large for more than 12 hours after the shooting.
Police conducted a massive manhunt for the suspect using roadblocks, helicopters and police dogs.
The suspect was arrested around 3:30 p.m. in Kamloops’ Batchelor Heights area. Officers remain on the scene today and on Raven Drive at a residence the suspect is associated with.
The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. looked into the actions of the officers involved late Wednesday and handed the case back over to Kamloops RCMP jurisdiction on Thursday.
Woman killed in Coquihalla crash
A 73-year-old Tappen woman is dead after she lost control of her car and slid into the back of a flat-deck tow truck on the Coquihalla Highway Tuesday afternoon.
At about 1 p.m. RCMP officers responded to the scene of the crash near the Helmer Exit on the southbound side of Highway 5 approximately eight kilometres north of Merritt.
The woman was killed on impact when the tow truck deck went through her windshield and into her car.
Speed is believed to be a factor in the crash.
Suspect sought in Princeton bank robbery
Princeton RCMP are looking for a man after a bank was robbed Monday afternoon. 
Officers were called to the CIBC at 266 Bridge Street in Princeton at about 2:50 p.m. on Dec. 1.
A lone male suspect is believed to have brandished a handgun inside the bank and demand money before fleeing on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
A police dog found a track but could not locate the suspect.
He is described as a Caucasian male in his late 20s or early 30s, approximately five feet 10 inches to six feet tall with sandy-coloured hair and an athletic build.
He was wearing a black Canucks tuque, black sunglasses, a dark jacket, dark cargo pants, brown loafers and gloves.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Princeton RCMP at 250-295-6911 or Crime Stoppers at 1-877-222-8477.
