Here are some crime stories from around B.C. on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Man charged in Dawson Creek fatal shooting
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One man has been charged in connection with a shooting in Dawson Creek on the weekend that left one person dead and another injured.
Nolan Douglas Schmidt, 23, has been charged with second-degree murder.
The injured person remains in hospital.
RCMP say the people involved in the shooting knew each other.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Dawson Creek RCMP at 250-784-3700.
Pedestrian struck in hit-and-run collision in Nanaimo
Police are investigating a hit-and-run pedestrian collision on Wednesday in Nanaimo.
The 65-year-old man was hit at about 6 p.m. at the intersection of Departure Bay Road and Wingrove Street.
He survived and was taken to hospital.
Police say several witnesses told police the man was in a marked crosswalk when struck by a vehicle going south on Departure Bay Road. The suspect vehicle did not stop after the collision.
Investigators describe the suspect vehicle as a newer model dark-coloured SUV that will have damage to the front right corner.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345.
No charges against Kamloops police officer involved in collision with youth on bicycle
The B.C. Prosecution Service announced Thursday that no charges have been approved against a Kamloops RCMP officer involved in a collision with a youth on a bicycle three years ago.
The incident was investigated by the Independent Investigations Office. Following the investigation, the IIO said there were reasonable grounds to believe the officer may have committed offences.
However, the prosecution service has concluded that the evidence does not meet its charge assessment standard and says there is no substantial likelihood of conviction.
On the evening of Dec. 3, 2021, Kamloops RCMP received 911 calls about two incidents at a downtown shopping centre.
First, police received a report of a robbery involving a firearm outside of a drugstore. Two minutes later, police received a report of a theft and mischief at a nearby liquor store. Each incident involved two men, according to the service.
Officers pursued a youth, who matched the description of one of the robbers, who was on a bicycle. When the officer caught up to the suspect at low speed he hit the rear tire of his bicycle, causing him to fall to the ground.
Police later learned he was 15 years old. He suffered a serious cut to his groin as a result of the collision.