The preliminary inquiry for a pair of young people accused in the first-degree murder of Tyler Myers has been set for Oct. 15 in the Salmon Arm Courthouse.
Nearly four years after the murder took place, RCMP investigators arrested a 20-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman in November. Both are charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act because they were under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged offence. This means their names can not be published.
Myers, who was 22 at the time of his death, was found in the yard of Bastion Elementary on November 21, 2008 where he died of a gunshot wound.
A preliminary hearing is set to allow a judge to determine whether there is sufficient evidence for the case to proceed to trial. Due to a routine publication ban, none of the evidence can be published until the entire case is concluded.
A 21-year-old man from Salmon Arm is also facing charges of obstruction of justice in relation to this case. His name has also not been released.
