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Shuswap man pleads not guilty due to mental illness in Salmon Arm church shooting
July 21, 2020 - 12:44 PM

A man who entered the Church of Christ in Salmon Arm during a morning service and shot and killed a 78-year-old church elder before being wrestled to the ground pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge by order of mental illness at the Salmon Arm courthouse today.
Murder trial set to begin for Salmon Arm man charged with shooting church elder
July 20, 2020 - 2:58 PM

The trial for the Salmon Arm man charged with murder after a fatal shooting during a Salmon Arm church service in the at city in April last year is scheduled to start tomorrow.
Man accused of murder in Salmon Arm church shooting has trial date set
February 06, 2020 - 2:40 PM

A trial date has been scheduled for a man charged with the fatal shooting that took place in a Salmon Arm church last spring.
Salmon Arm man charged in fatal church shooting now faces arson charge
November 20, 2019 - 9:05 AM

A man charged with first-degree murder following the fatal shooting of a 78-year-old parishioner in a Salmon Arm church in April is now facing a further charge of arson.
Donations pour in for widow of Salmon Arm shooting victim
April 16, 2019 - 5:00 PM

SALMON ARM - The man charged with the shooting of 78-year-old Gordon Parmenter was once an elite high school athlete who came close to playing football for the province.
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Shuswap man pleads not guilty due to mental illness in Salmon Arm church shooting