The man accused of killing a Ridge Meadows RCMP officer, and the attempted murder of another, will be back in court on Friday, April 26.
Nicholas Bellemare, 26, is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Const. Rick O’Brien, and the attempted murder of Cpl. Colin Ryder. He appeared in Port Coquitlam Provincial Court on Tuesday, April 16.
O’Brien was killed and two other Ridge Meadows RCMP officers wounded, one by gunshot wounds, when they executed a warrant at a Coquitlam apartment on the morning of Sept. 22, 2023. The officers had been working on an ongoing drug investigation.
Bellemare, who was also injured in the incident, has been held at North Fraser Pretrial Centre since he was taken into custody on the day of the shooting.
People charged with a criminal offence are presumed innocent until the charges are proven in court.
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