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UPDATE: Man who killed Abbotsford officer in Nelson sentenced to 5 years

Alex Willness was previously found guilty of manslaughter in the 2020 death of Allan Young
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Abbotsford police officer Const. Allan Young died after a confrontation with Alex Willness in downtown Nelson in 2020. Willness was found guilty of manslaughter. Photo: Abbotsford Police Department

Alex Willness has been sentenced to five years in prison after he was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of an Abbotsford police officer in Nelson in 2020.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Lindsay Lyster handed down the sentence on Jan. 11 in Nelson. She subtracted 403 days of time already served and added a lifetime firearms prohibition.

On July 16, 2020, Willness, 25 at the time, hit Const.

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Bill Metcalfe

About the Author: Bill Metcalfe

Bill has lived in Nelson since 1994 and has worked as a reporter at the Nelson Star since 2015.
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