Kamloops courthouse evacuated due to threat

FILE— Police lights on top of a vehicle. (CityNews Image)

By Emma Crawford

Posted July 6, 2026 12:38 pm.

The BC RCMP says the Kamloops Law Courts building was evacuated Monday morning due to a “threat.”

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Police are asking the public to avoid the area, located along Columbia Street near 4th Avenue.

“On Monday July 6, 2026, just before 9:30 a.m. police were alerted to a threat to the Kamloops Law Courts,” Mounties said in a press release.

“The courthouse is being evacuated, and police are investigating the source and credibility of the threat.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000.

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