Charges Approved in Relation to Richmond BC Standoff

Ten charges have been approved in relation to an incident that occurred June 7th in the 7200 block of Lindsay Road, Richmond.

On June 7th Richmond RCMP responded to a dispute in an apartment complex. Officers approached the suite in question & knocked on the door at which time one shot was fired through the wall, narrowly missing a police officer. The bullet then traveled through another wall into a neighboring suite. Cpl. Turley said “We are extremely fortunate that no one was injured or killed.”

A perimeter was established & the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team & Crisis Negotiators came to assist. Police determined that a male with a handgun was inside the suite & that a female was with him. Five and a half hours later the male & female emerged from the suite uninjured. The male was taken into custody while the female was received by investigators.

A search warrant was executed at the suite at which time numerous items of evidentiary value were located & seized.

38 year old Richmond resident James Roper has been charged with Kidnapping, Forcible Confinement, Assault, Sexual Assault, Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Prohibited Firearm, Discharging a Firearm, Discharging a Firearm With Intent & two counts of Attempted Murder. Roper is well known to police & will be returning to court on June 23rd.