100 Mile House
Saturday, October 21, 2023
The North District Major Crime has made an arrest in connection a homicide investigation in 100 Mile House two years ago…
The original incident took place on October 19, 2021, at an industrial area in the community. Police were called to the area that Tuesday evening and located a person with a gunshot wound. The victim died shortly thereafter.
On October 19, 2023, the BC Prosecution Service approved a charge of 1st Degree Murder against James Eugene Perkins of 100 Mile House and a warrant for his arrest was issued as a result.
“The North District RCMP Major Crime Unit, 100 Mile House RCMP and the Cariboo Crime Reduction Unit investigators, worked diligently in gathering all evidence and obtaining charge approval in this matter” says Corporal Alex Bérubé, spokesperson for the RCMP in British Columbia. “Mr. Perkins was arrested without incident in 100 Mile House on October 20, 2023.”
There will be no further details from RCMP on this incident.
