Kelowna Homicide

• Man convicted of 2014 Kelowna killing back behind bars

  Mere months after being released from prison and pledging to remain on a better path, a Kelowna man convicted in a 2014  killing has been arrested again.

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  Oct 26, 2023
  
• Two arrested in Kelowna homicide investigation: RCMP

  “Investigators with our serious crime unit and forensic identification section are still collecting and processing vital pieces of evidence,” said Cpl. Michael Gauthier.

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  Oct 25, 2023
  
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• Person in custody, homicide investigation underway after Kelowna incident: RCMP

  Police say they were called on Monday night to the 300 block of Hardie Road, where a person was found with life-threatening injuries.

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  Aug 22, 2023
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• Suspicious deaths now a double homicide investigation: Kelowna RCMP

  The bodies of two people were found on the evening of Thursday, June 8, in a house along the 400 block of Swan Drive. Police say a third person was taken to hospital.

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  Jun 16, 2023
• Majority of recent Kelowna homicides have ‘significant’ mental health aspects: RCMP

  'It's really frustrating because it lands on the laps of municipal government when it is policy and funding, which lies on the federal and provincial level.'

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  Mar 1, 2022
• Pregnant Kelowna woman was ‘intentionally shot multiple times’ in 2017, says coroner

  While Kelowna police continue to investigate the death of Russia Nicholson, the report from the B.C. Coroner's office regarding the 2017 homicide was released Thursday.

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  Feb 24, 2022
• Charge approved in Kelowna, B.C. homicide investigation: RCMP

  Police say the arrest stems from a suspicious death that occurred on the evening of Dec. 13, 2020.

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  Feb 11, 2022
• Woman charged in Kelowna, B.C. homicide headed straight to judge and jury trial

  Bennett was charged in early December 2021 with second-degree murder, though she was first arrested in the immediate aftermath of the Oct. 18, 2021 homicide.

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  Jan 20, 2022
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• Kelowna death deemed homicide, suspect apprehended under Mental Health Act

  Neither the victim nor the suspect was known to the police prior to this incident, which took place in the 600-block of Bechard Road on Oct. 18.

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  Oct 21, 2021
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• ‘I felt the skin detach from my body’ says mother of Kelowna, B.C. murder victim

  Steven Pirko was found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of Chris Ausman in January 2014.

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  Jan 30, 2020