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Penticton, B.C., Man Faces Three First-Degree, One Second-Degree Murder Charge

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 Apr, 2019 06:56 PM

PENTICTON, B.C. — A 60-year-old Penticton, B.C., man has been charged with four counts of murder for shootings in two separate areas of the south Okanagan city on Monday.

B.C. Prosecution Service spokesman Dan McLaughlin says three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder have been laid against John Brittain.

The suspect remains in custody and was expected to make a court appearance on Tuesday.

RCMP Supt. Ted De Jager said the shootings began at around 10:30 a.m. Monday when a 71-year-old man was killed outside a duplex in downtown Penticton.

The suspect then drove about five kilometres to a second location where the other three people were attacked, but investigators said the motive for the shootings was still undetermined.

De Jager called the attacks a "dark day" for the city.

He said the shootings were "not random."

A suspect walked into the RCMP detachment about an hour after the shootings and surrendered to police.

McLaughlin says the names of the victims are currently being withheld pending notification of relatives.

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