Murder trial underway for 2023 killing of B.C. RCMP officer

Kier Junos · CBC News

· Posted: Nov 06, 2025 12:18 PM EST | Last Updated: November 6

A neighbour and an RCMP exigency effect subordinate were among the witnesses Crown prosecutors called to the basal Wednesday arsenic the proceedings for the execution of a B.C. constabulary serviceman entered its 3rd day.

Nicholas Bellemare, 27, is accused of sidesplitting Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien connected Sept. 22, 2023.

On Wednesday, speaking astatine the B.C. Supreme Court successful New Westminster, witnesses described however O’Brien and different officers were executing a hunt warrant successful a Coquitlam condo astatine 3007 Glen Dr., astatine astir 9 a.m. that day.

O’Brien was changeable dormant connected country and 2 different officers were injured.

Bellemare, who constabulary accidental was besides changeable and wounded successful the altercation, faces 1 number each of first-degree execution and attempted execution with a firearm. He sat down Crown prosecutors successful a acheronian grey suit and white, button-up shirt.

A neighbour who took the basal connected Wednesday described the country arsenic “total chaos retired there.”

He says helium was moving successful his condo down the hallway from wherever the firefight happened. Through the peephole of his door, helium saw constabulary officers successful the hallway, up to an hr earlier helium heard astir 7 to 10 shots fired.

“I saw radical moving,” helium said. “I could perceive gunfire, gunfire. I heard thing on the lines of ‘man down, serviceman down.’”

RCMP Const. Danilo Amoranto told the tribunal astir sifting done the aftermath of the deadly shooting.

Amoranto was portion of the exigency effect squad called to the scene. He said helium utilized a tactical ICOR robot to participate the residence and recovered 4 agelong rifles.

The proceedings is expected to proceed until Dec. 19.