RCMP surround home on Tyson Road in Chilliwack Sunday night, detain man

CHILLIWACK — At least seven Chilliwack RCMP cruisers surrounded a home on Tyson Road Sunday night shortly before 8 p.m., as officers abruptly converged on a home looking for an individual.

According to Chilliwack resident Stefeni Murphy, who was out on a 7-kilometre walk Sunday night on Tyson Road and was standing on the east side of the road near the incident, an RCMP SUV stopped abruptly in the middle of Tyson Road just south of the Sardis library and Sardis Sports Complex. Within minutes, Murphy said, several more RCMP responded to the scene with lights and sirens activated and parked on both sides of Tyson Road.

Murphy said she witnessed a multitude of officers rushing towards the home, located in the 5700 block of Tyson Road, with at least one officer urging someone inside the residence to come outside with their hands up. At least one officer had a flashlight in tow. Murphy says officers had their guns drawn.

A couple from the residence stood outside the home and talked to RCMP personnel shortly after 7:45 p.m. They did not appear to be under arrest.