People going about their business near a busy Richmond shopping mall were shocked to see an armoured police vehicle, loaded with officers in tactical gear.
The scene played out in the 11100 block of Horseshoe Way on Tuesday afternoon, just behind Ironwood Plaza shopping mall in south Richmond.
The vehicle could be spotted with at least five officers in what appeared to be full tactical gear outside of a couple of businesses on the street at around 1:25 p.m.
The Richmond News reached out to Richmond RCMP, but we were referred to the BC RCMP’s Federal Serious and Organized Crime unit (BC RCMP FSOC).
A spokesperson for the BC RCMP FSOC told the News that it, along with an emergency response team (IERT), were executing a search warrant at a business in that area.
However, police were not prepared to say which business was involved.
“For every search warrant, a comprehensive risk assessment is conducted to ensure the safety of all involved," said the spokesperson.
"The assessment recommended the involvement of the specialized skills of IERT. The search warrant was ultimately executed without injuries to anyone.”
The matter, added police, is still under investigation and “is isolated to this address, but linked to other locations. There are no safety concerns to the general public.”
As the investigation is ongoing, police said no further details could be provided.
