Skip to content

Charges laid in homicide of B.C. RCMP officer

Nicholas Bellemare is facing first-degree murder and attempted murder with a firearm charges

Charges have officially been laid in a tense search warrant gone wrong situation that led to the death of a Ridge Meadows RCMP officer.

On Sept. 22 at approximately 10 a.m., several Ridge Meadows RCMP officers were executing a warrant at a Coquitlam residence as part of an ongoing drug investigation, explained IHIT media relations officer Sgt. Timothy Pierotti.

“While there, the attending officers became engaged in an altercation with a man which resulted in Const.

Support local journalism today

Join thousands of other like-minded readers and sign up below to gain immediate & unlimited access to our news for the next 30 days – plus start receiving our newsletters.

Sign Up with google Sign Up with facebook

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Reset your password

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox.



Don't have an account? Click here to sign up


Brandon Tucker

About the Author: Brandon Tucker

I have been a journalist since 2013, with much of my career spent covering sports and entertainment stories in Alberta.
Read more