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Murder
First degree murder charge for 25-year-old who allegedly shot senior in Salmon Arm church
SALMON ARM – A 25-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder following the shooting…
Lake Country man charged with murdering his wife granted bail
KELOWNA – A Lake Country man accused of killing his wife nearly three years ago…
UPDATE: Penticton murder suspect identified
PENTICTON – The man who shot and killed four people in Penticton yesterday, April 15,…
It wasn’t the fight: Chris Ausman was killed on Kelowna street in 2014 with a hammer
KELOWNA – Christopher Michael Ausman had just left the Rutland 7-Eleven at around 1:30 a.m.…
Accused Rutland killer was in withdrawal when police took him into custody
KELOWNA – Steven Pirko was dry heaving and suffering from withdrawal from heroin when he…
Merritt RCMP investigate suspicious death
MERRITT – A man is in custody as Merritt police investigate the sudden death of…
Kamloops man convicted of second degree murder awaits decision on parole eligibility
KAMLOOPS – A 59-year-old Kamloops man who beat and stabbed his former friend and work…
Kelowna RCMP had their eyes on the man charged in Chris Ausman’s death years earlier
KELOWNA – RCMP had their sights set on Steven Pirko long before he was arrested…
Lillooet man convicted of second degree murder of former drug dealer wins new trial
KAMLOOPS — A Lillooet man sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his drug…
‘I’m sorry, mom,’ accused Rutland killer says
KELOWNA – Steven Pirko collapsed into his mother’s arms and sobbed Nov. 19, 2016, just…
Murder trial hears Kelowna man died from skull fracture
KELOWNA – Chris Ausman died from a skull fracture that was the likely result of…
Defence lawyer challenges prison guard’s memory in Kamloops murder trial
KAMLOOPS — A prison guard supervisor who was the first person to come across a…
Arresting officer of Dylan Judd testifies about night he was brought into custody
KAMLOOPS — The mother of a former Kamloops prisoner who died in his cell more…
‘I was dope sick’: Pirko admits to going through withdrawal during police questioning
KELOWNA – In Steven Pirko's own words, he was "dope sick" when police questioned him…
Prosecutors drop murder charge after Logan Lake suspect dies
LOGAN LAKE — A man charged with murder in connection to a Logan Lake homicide…