Here are the latest updates I could verify about shooting incidents connected to Quesnel:
- A CBC article from January 23, 2026 reports a suspected homicide in a rural area near Quesnel, BC, with RCMP investigating after a 49-year-old man was seriously injured and later died; a 61-year-old person was detained and later released without charges as the investigation continues [cite ].
- A Castanet BC piece from December 15, 2025 describes an incident where a gunshot was fired inside a Quesnel home, leading to the seizure of 13 firearms and the arrest of a 52-year-old man, with the investigation ongoing at the time [cite ].
- A local-focused recap from Prince George Citizen in 2023 mentioned a separate incident north of Quesnel involving a grizzly bear shooting under investigation, but this is wildlife-related rather than a human shooting event [cite ].
- RCMP and local outlets have ongoing coverage of firearm-related calls in the Quesnel area in recent years, indicating a pattern of firearm incidents in the region though specifics vary by event [cite ][cite ].
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BC News Photo: Glacier Media FILE - An RCMP SUV Mounties say they seized more than a dozen guns from a home in Quesnel on Monday after one of them was fired inside. According to police, Quesnel RCMP officers were called to a home in the 2500-block of Red Bluff Road at about 5 a.m. for a report of a shooting. RCMP Sgt. Clay Kronebusch said no one was injured. “A 52-year-old man has been arrested pending further investigation into firearms-related offences,” he said in a news release. “A search...
www.castanet.netPolice kept busy around the long weekend with firearms related calls
bc-archives.rcmp.caActing on a tip, dead bear and four suspects found north of Quesnel
www.princegeorgecitizen.comOne man is in custody after discharging a firearm inside a residence. On December 15, 2025, at approximately 5:00 a.m., the Quesnel RCMP responded to a report of a firearm being discharged inside of a residence in the 2500 block of Red Bluff Road. No one was injured during the incident. A 52-year-old man has been arrested pending further investigation into firearms related offences. A search warrant was conducted for the residence and 13 firearms were seized.
rcmp.caA 49-year-old man is dead after an early Thursday morning weapons call in a rural residential area of Quesnel, B.C., police say.
www.cbc.caFamily members of a Salt Spring Island mother who died on Monday say she had left her marriage and was retrieving items from the family home when she was ambushed from the woods by her husband of 18 years, who shot her twice, then turned the gun on h
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