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Suspect charged after a break and enter, shots fired

One man is in custody and RCMP are on the lookout for a second suspect following a break in at a local motel followed by a partially-thwarted attempt to escape police with some gunplay in between.
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One man is in custody and RCMP are on the lookout for a second suspect following a break in at a local motel followed by a partially-thwarted attempt to escape police with some gunplay in between.

Pride Dawson Moore, 28, of Prince George, faces 11 charges, including discharge of a firearm with intent, from the incident that began at about 2 a.m. on Friday when police were called to the 1600-block Central Street motel.

Told two masked men had forced their way into a room, upon arrival RCMP saw the suspects flee in a white pickup truck that was tracked to College Heights. At 2:25 a.m., a snow removal contractor reported seeing the truck stuck in the snow near Domano Boulevard and Malaspina Avenue and that one of the vehicle's occupants had fired shots.

"Fortunately, no injuries have been reported," RCMP said.

With the help of a police dog and handler, RCMP followed a track along a forest service road at the end of Domano and, in the process, found two semi-automatic rifles, one loaded and one with a bayonet attached.

Moore was apprehended at about 4:45 a.m. while the second suspect remains on the lam.

Police believe the incident is drug related and the motel room appeared to have been empty at the time of the break in.

Moore remains in custody and police are working to identify and locate the second suspect.