A 37-year-old Penticton man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a daylight shooting death of another Penticton man.
Sylvain Demers was charged and arrested on Friday after a year-and-half long investigation into the death of Randal Toews.
It was April 26, 2017 when police responded to a shooting at an apartment building in the 900-block of Creston Avenue.
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The shooting claimed the life of Randal Toews.
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Police seized a firearm from the scene and arrested Demers but he was released from custody the very next day.
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But Demers has now been re-arrested and charged with manslaughter.
He was expected to make a court appearance sometime Monday.
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