Man arrested following early morning gunshot and police chase in Prince George
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The Prince George RCMP responded to a report of a gunshot at the 1000 block of 6th Avenue at 5:21 am today (Tuesday).
The caller stated the gunshot followed what sounded like a loud argument between a man and a woman.
Police flooded the area and found a man and woman near the corner of 7th Avenue and Dominion Street, the man immediately dropped a bag and began running from the police.
Following a quick foot pursuit, the male was arrested without further incident and after speaking with the woman, they determined she was uninjured.
20 new COVID-19 related deaths in BC, including two 40-year-olds
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Fri- Sat: +596 new cases
Sat-Sun: +605 new cases
131 of the new cases were in Interior Health and 52 were in Northern Health.
This comes as 20 more people passed away over the weekend, the majority of the people that lost their lives were seniors however, 2 of them were in their 20’s and another 2 were in their 50’s.
The provincial death toll is now 1,622 as more than 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in BC.
Across BC, there are 6,140 active cases, a drop of 617 from Friday’s numbers.
Female attacked in Prince George while jogging
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Prince George RMCP are investigating an assault that occurred last Friday night at around 10:30 pm in the College Heights area.
Police received the report from a female runner who was out for a jog in the Osgoode Drive and Gladstone Drive area.
“The victim says she was punched in the face twice by an unknown young male who came out of the woods,” explained Prince George RCMP Constable Jennifer Cooper.
She describes the attacker as:
– Approximately 16 years old
COVID-19 cases seem to be on the decline
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BC’s daily COVID-19 case count continues to slope downwards as the province saw 697 new cases.
That total includes 65 in Interior Health, and just 14 in Northern Health.
This is the third consecutive day the province’s daily case count has been in the 600’s.
There are now 7,161 active cases across the province, while 10,961 people are under active public health monitoring.
Of the active cases, 486 individuals are currently hospitalized, 173 of whom are in ICU.
One more person has died in BC as the provincial death toll is now 1,597.
40% of BC’s eligible population now partially vaccinated but hospitalizations reach record highs
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BC continues to make moves in the provincial COVID-19 Immunization program, as 39.66% of all eligible BC residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
So far, 84,434 doses of vaccines have been administered in the North as now all BC residents age 59+ can now book an appointment.
“Each week, more and more vaccine is arriving in our province, and with each person who gets their vaccine, we are all a little safer,” said Provincial Health Officer, Dr.Bonnie Henry, “anyone in B.C. who is 18 years and older is now eligible to register for their vaccine on the Get Vaccinated website – the first step for everyone.