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Person shot dead in Kamloops, B.C.: RCMP

Police are treating the death as a homicide and say the attack was targeted, while asking witnesses and dashcam drivers to come forward.

  • On Tuesday, a fatal shooting occurred in downtown Kamloops, leaving one person dead outside a home in the 200-block of Columbia Street.
  • Mounties investigating the incident believe the attack was targeted, with officers cordoning off 268 Columbia Street as part of the homicide probe.
  • Neighbours reported hearing no gunshots or commotion, though residents noted that suspicious activity is common in the adjacent alleyway.
  • Police are requesting dashcam footage from anyone near the 200-block between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m., while investigators withhold the victim's identity pending family notification.
  • This fatal incident marks the third homicide in Kamloops this year, with Castanet Kamloops reporting that residents were contacted by police seeking surveillance footage.
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Police investigate overnight homicide in Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS - Police say one person has been killed in a shooting in the British Columbia Interior city of Kamloops.

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KamloopsBCNow broke the news on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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