Merritt RCMP have arrested three people and continue to investigate following a report of shots fired early Sunday morning.

On Sunday, Nov. 16 16, 2025, at approximately 3:00 a.m., police received a report that shots had allegedly been fired from a vehicle in the 2000 block of Nicola Avenue. According to investigators, the vehicle struck a barrier as it entered a parking lot, prompting a verbal altercation between the occupants and another group. As the vehicle left the area, shots were allegedly fired into the air. No one was injured.

The suspect vehicle was later located at a residence in the 2300 block of Coutlee Avenue. Investigators seized the vehicle and arrested two suspects. A search warrant executed at the residence led to the arrest of a third suspect.

“Despite the lack of inj

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