Prince Rupert RCMP announce arrest following April 28th incident on 7th Avenue East

Prince Rupert RCMP had a school put on hold and secure and asked residents to stay indoors, that  as they conducted a neighbourhood search for a wanted individual last Wednesday afternoon.  

The police action taking place after a near miss traffic incident in the 100 block of 7th Avenue East.

The background to the events which took place over the span of a half hour are as follows:

On Wednesday, April 28th, 2021 at approximately 3:25 P.M. a black pick up truck nearly collided with a police vehicle in the 100 block of 7th Ave E. The officer was forced to take evasive action to avoid the collision. 

The vehicle stopped in the 400 block of 7th Ave E and a passenger exited the vehicle and ran away. 

Police located the man on 8th Ave E at Green St and attempted to arrest him on multiple outstanding Prince Rupert warrants however, he fled through residential backyards. The man was wanted in relation to a December 2019 incident involving firearms. 

Additional resources including the Terrace Police Dog Service were called to the area. 

The scope of the two incidents of last week to the east
of McBride Street 

Several residents were asked to remain in their homes and nearby Lax Kxeen Elementary School was placed in a brief hold and secure while Police worked in the area. 

 After approximately 30 minutes the man was located hiding under a shed in the backyard of a residence in the 500 block of 7th Ave E and was arrested following another brief foot pursuit prior to the arrival of the Terrace Police Dog Service.

Now back in custody is Tre Brody Burtram Spencer-Wilson, a 26 year old Prince Rupert resident, he will be facing further court action on his outstanding warrants, as well as new charges of obstructing a peace officer.

In their statement the Prince Rupert RCMP thanked residents of the neighbourhood for their assistance and cooperation as the tense situation unfolded.

You can review the full account from the RCMP website here.

There is no indication as to why there was a gap of five days between time of the incident and the relay of information to the community.

For more notes on the work of Emergency Responders in the Northwest see our archive page here.