Richmond RCMP is searching for witnesses and video evidence of a violent incident that caused massive traffic delays on Wednesday afternoon.
According to RCMP, officers responded to reports of an "irate male" who was "throwing a compressed air tank at vehicles and threatening bystanders" near the on-ramp to Highway 99 at Steveston Highway around 4 p.m.
"Upon arrival, frontline officers encountered an extremely irate man who threatened to use the metal tank as a weapon against them," said Cpl. Ian Henderson, Richmond RCMP spokesperson.
Henderson said that the 56-year-old Richmond man was apprehended under Section 28 of the Mental Health Act and sent to a local hospital. Investigation is ongoing and criminal charges may be considered at a later date.
RCMP asks that anyone who may have witnessed this incident, and who may have video evidence of it, should contact Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212, quoting file number 2022-19901.
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