Police fatally shoot one man during police incident

Police shot and killed one man, while a woman was shot and injured during an incident near Keremeos this morning.

RCMP say at 7:45 a.m., the Southeast District Emergency Response Team attempted to arrest a man and woman for outstanding warrants at the 4100 block along Highway 3 in the Similkameen Valley.

“While attempting to enforce the warrants, the man allegedly produced a weapon and was shot by police. The incident continued and the woman was also shot as a result,” Dawn Roberts, director with B.C. RCMP said.

The man died at the scene and the woman was transported to hospital in serious condition.