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Fiery standoff in Kamloops; Surrey man presumed dead - News1130
KAMLOOPS (NEWS1130) - A man from Surrey is presumed dead after a fiery 6.5-hour standoff in Kamloops.
Mounties say the armed man broke into his ex-girlfriend's home around 5:20 p.m. yesterday. The 44-year-old woman was in the house with her new boyfriend and four children; two boys aged nine and 11, and two girls aged eight and 13.
RCMP say the suspect fired a shot into the ceiling and let everyone except his ex-girlfriend leave.
During negotiations, the man told police he was still distraught over their break-up two years ago. He also said he there were explosives wired to his body, in the home, and that there were other bombs wired to the gas tank of his vehicle and inside the van. The suspect is an electrician and described to the negotiatior how the bombs could be set off remotely.
The 48-year-old man released the woman around midnight, but shortly after, two explosions went off inside the home, causing a fire that began to spread dangerously close to the van. Not long after that, a third bomb went off inside the house.
RCMP waited nervously until firefighters were able to put out the flames. A bomb squad was able to disarm the remaining explosives, likely saving several lives.
The house is now a pile or rubble; investigators are looking for the suspect's remains. His name hasn't been released.