A person who allegedly ran throughout the U.S. border into Langley with a loaded handgun was Tasered by police final Friday, March 4.
The incident started when Langley RCMP had been alerted to an unlawful crossing on foot within the 24300 block of Zero Avenue simply earlier than 7 a.m.
The primary Mounties to the scene discovered a silver Infiniti G37 with California license plates deserted simply on the American aspect of the border, going through north.
The car was registered to a person identified to police, and with a historical past of trying to illegally enter Canada. A suspect matching the outline of the automobile’s proprietor was quickly noticed working from the scene, mentioned Cpl. Holly Largy, spokesperson for the Langley RCMP.
Officers from the Mixed Forces Particular Enforcement Unit’s (CFSEU) gang enforcement workforce and the Decrease Mainland Police Canine Providers unit started monitoring the suspect from his final nown location.
Simply after 8 a.m., the Langley RCMP received one other report, this caller saying {that a} man matching the suspect’s description was making an attempt to get into a close-by home.
By now, the group trying to find the suspect included members of the Decrease Mainland Emergency Response Staff (ERT).
Police searched the home the place the alleged border jumper had final been seen, and couldn’t find him, mentioned Largy.
However an ERT member noticed him hiding underneath the home. The person was ordered to come back out, and when he did, he ran for it, heading into an empty subject.
When officers chasing on foot noticed the person attain into the entrance pocket of his hoodie, they shot him with a Taser, knocking him down.
The person had a loaded gun and additional magazines in his hoodie pocket.
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Christopher Wilfredo Lopez, 28, from Bakersfield, California is in custody, charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and failing to adjust to an endeavor. The investigation is ongoing and extra fees could also be thought of.
Court docket data additionally present that Lopez was charged with prison harassment and extortion in Surrey, incidents that allegedly passed off on Dec. 1, 2021.
Individuals charged with a prison offence are thought of not responsible till the fees are confirmed in court docket.
Supt. Adrian Marsden, head of the Langley RCMP, mentioned fast and coordinated motion by a number of police companies, together with these within the U.S., together with ideas from the general public, prevented a “doubtless lethal state of affairs.”
“It was positively the very best consequence we may have hoped for,” Marsden mentioned.
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