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Four homicides in 2019
Mark Nielsen
Citizen staff
It did not take long for the first homicide of the year to be recorded in the Prince George area.
On Jan. 16, the body of a 40-year-old local man was found in a ditch along West Lake Estates Road, off Blackwater Road, south of the city.
Police were called to the scene about three hours after volunteer firefighters were called out to deal with an abandoned vehicle that had been set ablaze on Chilako Station Road in the Beaverly area and RCMP suspected a link between the two.
The victim's name was not released.
Roughly five months later, on May 11, a 48-year-old man who was in an electric-powered wheelchair died from injuries suffered in a hit and run on Victoria Street between 15th and 17th Avenues.
Police later located the suspect vehicle, a dark-coloured 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV with extensive damage on the passenger side. However, the vehicle was found abandoned and no arrests have been made.
On June 24, the remains of Brent Allan Fulljames, 32, were found in the Miworth area and police considered the death suspicious.
Fulljames, whose criminal record included sentences for firearms and drug-related offences, had been missing since May 20.
Then, on Oct. 5, Gregory Wale was found dead in his home, less than a day after getting into a fight at the corner of 20th Avenue and Redwood Street. Wale was taken to hospital with serious injuries but left on his own accord shortly afterwards, RCMP said.
Police issued photos of two men suspected of playing a role in the fight, but so far no arrests have been made.
Investigations remain open on all four cases.
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