A 31-year-old man has been charged after Tuesday's incident inside Richmond`s Walmart, which prompted a massive police response.
After a 90-minute stand-off, John Bennett Lam surrendered to police and was taken into custody around 5:30 p.m. No injuries were reported.
And on Wednesday, three charges were approved against Lam, of Richmond, who is known to police.
He has been charged with threatening with, and possession of, a weapon and causing a disturbance.
A call was received by the Richmond RCMP shortly before 4 p.m. to the Richmond Wal-Mart involving a distraught man who was apparently armed.
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Many customers were still inside the store as the incident played out, with several shooting video.
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