Suspect arrested and charged in 2023 homicide in Smithers, BC

Smithers, Major Crimes Unit

2024-09-06 15:20 PDT

File # 2023-16262

The North District RCMP Major Crime Unit arrested one individual related to a homicide which occurred in September of 2023.

In the evening hours of Friday, September 8, 2023, Smithers RCMP received a 9-1-1 call reporting a male had been shot in a vehicle outside a residence in Smithers. Police responded and located the victim at the hospital who later succumbed to his injuries.

On September 6, 2024, the BC Prosecution Service approved a charge of Second-Degree Murder against Sylvester Gordon Joseph of Smithers, and a warrant for his arrest was issued as a result.

The North District RCMP Major Crime Unit along with members of the Smithers RCMP worked diligently in gathering all evidence and obtaining charge approval in this matter says Staff Sergeant Kris Clark, spokesperson for the BC RCMP. Mr. Joseph was arrested without incident in Kelowna, BC on September 6, 2024.

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Email: kris.clark@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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