On June 6, at approximately 1:50 p.m., Elk Valley Regional RCMP responded to a report of a bare-chested man wielding a handgun along Highway 3 near the Caithness Rest Area, west of Elko.

Initial reports indicate a man with no shirt wearing shorts and one shoe was running in and out of traffic and was holding what appeared to be a gun.

Officers responded quickly and came across a man walking near that location that matched the description and who was pointed out from witnesses of the incident. The suspect was arrested without incident.

A Police Dog Service team from Cranbrook attended to assist the Elk Valley officers with an article search, which resulted in successfully locating the loaded revolver and the man’s other matching shoe right next to the handgun, reported S/Sgt. Svend Nielsen, Elk Valley RCMP Detachment commander.

The man is currently in the custody of the Elk Valley Regional RCMP, to be held for a bail hearing on Saturday morning.

RCMP is looking to see if any other witnesses can provide information as to their observations of the incident and/or if anyone is in possession of any dash camera video that may have captured the event.

Anyone with information can contact the Elk Valley Regional RCMP at 250-425-6233 to speak with an officer or contact BC Crime Stoppers either online or by phone if they wish to remain anonymous. Please refer to file number 2025-1664.

“Elk Valley RCMP sincerely appreciate those witnesses who came forward and contacted police about what could have been a much different outcome if allowed to continue given the man’s exhibited behaviours,” S/Sgt. Nielsen said.

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