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On July 8, 2021, at about 9 a.m., the RCMP boxed in Jared Lowndes at the Tim Hortons drive-thru just off South Island Highway in Campbell River.
A police dog was sent in. Lowndes, 38, killed the dog with a knife. Shots were fired by police and Lowndes died.
Campbell River Mounties said they tried to stop Lowndes because he had an outstanding arrest warrant.
