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By Connor Gunn

WITNESS SEARCH

RCMP seek witnesses in Williams Lake homicide

May 7, 2022 | 12:58 PM

WILLIAMS LAKE — The Williams Lake RCMP is searching for people who may have witnessed an alleged homicide.

Just after 11 p.m. Thursday (May 5), RCMP says they received a report of a man suffering from what appeared to be stab wounds on Midnight Drive in Williams Lake.

“Williams Lake RCMP frontline officers and BC Emergency Health Services immediately attended and located the man suffering from serious injuries. He was transported to the hospital where, despite all efforts, he succumbed to his injuries,” the news release reads.

The North District Major Crime Unit (ND MCU) is in control of the investigation and will work closely with the Williams Lake RCMP and the BC Coroners Service.

Witnesses are being sought after as well as possible dashcam or CCTV footage from the area of Midnight Drive, Williams Lake from Thursday, May 5, 2022, between 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

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Sgt. Chris Manseau with BC RCMP says the investigation is still in its early stages.

“We are in the infancy stages of our investigation; however, the early indications suggest that this was a targeted attack, although a full determination has yet to be made.”

Anyone with information about the alleged murder can contact the Williams Lake RCMP at 250-392-6211.