2 people arrested after Chilliwack RCMP receive weapons-related call Friday night

CHILLIWACK – A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment has confirmed two people were taken into custody Friday night after a weapons-related incident near Vedder Road and Luckakuck Way.

According to a brief statement from RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, RCMP members attended the area for a report of an individual on a BC Transit bus who was in possession of a weapon.

Corporal Kiener says two people were arrested and held for court.

Around the time the incident unfolded at approximately 11:05 p.m. Friday night, Chilliwack resident Hailey VanBasten told Fraser Valley Today that she was driving southbound on Vedder Road from Highway 1 and witnessed between eight and 10 RCMP vehicles racing down Vedder Road. At one point, Vedder Road was blocked off by police. The BC Transit bus operating on Vedder Road as Route 51 had been stopped with its four-way hazards on and was surrounded by police vehicles.