Update:
RCMP are reporting that Lashway Merritt is in custody.
Original:
RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating Lashway Merritt, most recently of Kamloops but with ties to Williams Lake.
Merritt was the victim in the July 3, 2022 Williams Lake Stampede shooting for which Jordell Anthony Sellars was sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
While Merritt was reported as living in Kamloops, he is now wanted on three counts of failure to comply with release orders.
“We are asking the public to please contact their local police detachment if they see him or have information on his whereabouts,” Corporal Crystal Evelyn, Kamloops RCMP Detachment spokesperson.
Lashway Merritt is described as:
- Indigenous male
- 5’8”
- 270 lbs
- Brown hair
- Brown eyes
With the following tattoos:
Left side of his neck: TSILHQOT'IN LEJAP
Right hand: Hustle
Left hand: Hard
Left forearm: Lost chief?
Those with information are asked to please contact their nearest police detachment. The Kamloops RCMP can be reached at 250-828-3000. Williams Lake RCMP can be reached at 250-392-6211.
