On December 16th, 2020, just prior to midnight the RCMP responded to a report of an individual who was involved in a dispute on Midnight Avenue, Williams Lake. A suspect was identified and not present but being followed up with at another location situated in the 700 block of 11th Avenue, Williams Lake. Upon the officer attending the residence, the suspect was observed exiting the residence with a firearm and pointing it toward a vehicle with an occupant in the immediate area. The officer engaged with the suspect, who fled back into the residence.
Through out the morning of February 17th, officers had three individuals removed from the residence for safety and continued to attempt to negotiate with the suspect. At approximately 2:15 a.m., the suspect was taken into custody without incident and the residence was secured. A firearm has since been recovered and the accused, Dylan Marcel Lulua, from the Williams Lake area has been charged with pointing a firearm and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace. Dylan Lulua, appeared before a Judicial Justice of the Peace and was released on an order with strict conditions. The Williams Lake RCMP continue to focus on the compliance and enforcement of these conditions attached to the accused. There were no injuries to the public and the RCMP would like to thank the community for cooperating and remaining out of the area through out the incident.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Williams Lake RCMP at (250) 3926211
or Crime Stoppers at 1-800 222-8477.
Insp. J.L. (Jeff) Pelley
Officer in Charge
Williams Lake R.C.M.P.
