RCMP believes alleged killers Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky still hiding in Gillam, Manitoba
Toronto, July 26 (IBNS): Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, the suspects in the double homicide of Australian Lucas Fowler, 23, and American Chynna Deese, 24 on July 15, are still believed by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to be hiding in Gillam, Manitoba, media reports said.
The deceased bodies of Fowler and Deese were found along the side of the Alaska Highway, south of Liard Hot Springs, B.C., on July 15.
These two young men are also believed, by RCMP, to be the alleged killer of a third person, Leonard Dyck, a sessional instructor at the University of British Columbia.
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There had been two confirmed sightings of McLeod and Schmegelsky near Gillam, about 750 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.
RCMP believe B.C. multiple-murder suspects Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky are still around Gillam, Manitoba https://t.co/79SBCI6GFQ #Canadamanhunt #Gillam #Manitoba #BC #RCMP #Canada #murder #suspects #wanted pic.twitter.com/gMo84F9yFq
— The Georgia Straight (@georgiastraight) July 26, 2019
"We are taking all steps to be as thorough as we can, which is why we have so many resources," RCMP Cpl. Julie Courchaine said. "We're doing a lot of searches in and around that area."
Town officials in Churchill, 270 kilometres north of Gillam, has opted to take precautions as well.
Best friends, Nazi regalia and camouflage: What we know about Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod. https://t.co/z6FPFn5MM4 via @skinnergj
— Dougy's Daily Digest (@skinnergj) July 26, 2019
Best friends, Nazi regalia and camouflage: What we know about Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod. https://t.co/z6FPFn5MM4 via @skinnergj
— Dougy's Daily Digest (@skinnergj) July 26, 2019
Mayor Mike Spence said the incoming trains are also being checked by the town for any suspicious activity.
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
Images: Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky/Twitter, Lucas Fowler & Chynna Deese/Facebook
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