(UPDATE November 2st @ 4:15 p.m.) — Kamloops RCMP say charges have been laid against John Andrew Carlton Stark in relation to the break and enters in Dallas Monday afternoon.
Stark is facing charges of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of break and enter and three firearm related charges.
(UPDATE November 21st @ 9:45 a.m.) — Kamloops RCMP say a homeowner who suffered lacerations to the head while fighting off a burglar remains in hospital.
RCMP continue to gather evidence in Dallas after a male suspect was arrested for allegedly breaking into two residences and assaulting two men, Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said in a media release.
One homeowner received stab wounds and was released from Royal Inland Hospital last night, while the other is still in medical care.
On the afternoon of November 20th, a Kamloops resident was returning home from work when he found an unknown male in his residence, RCMP say. During the course of the struggle with the suspect, the man received serious injuries, including lacerations to his head.
RCMP say the suspect ran from the house and broke into a nearby residence. The homeowner was inside and received stab wounds in a physical confrontation with the suspect.
Apprehension of the suspect was initiated by an off-duty officer who saw the suspect leaving the second house. The off-duty officer chased the suspect, who ran to a third residence and climbed into a vehicle. RCMP say the officer kept the suspect contained in the vehicle until other RCMP officers arrived on the scene shortly after 4:10 p.m.
Shelkie said the 31-year-old suspect will go before a judge today. He was previously known to police and is from Kamloops.
(Original story November 20th @ 9 p.m.) — On Monday, November 20th at 4:10 p.m., Kamloops City RCMP responded to a complaint of a residential break and enter in progress in the Kamloops neighbourhood of Dallas.
Upon arrival, police discovered two separate homeowners had been injured in separate altercations with the male suspect. Both adult male homeowners are currently in hospital with serious injuries.
The lone suspect, an adult male from Kamloops who is known to police, has been arrested near the scenes and is in custody.
Police are currently at both scenes in the initial stages of the investigation.
