One person charged in connection to death of two people in Tsay Keh Dene

TSAY KEH DENE, B.C. — One person has been charged in connection to the death of two people in Tsay Keh Dene on Wednesday.

On Friday, Orlan Marcel Dennis was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and is currently in custody, according to the BC RCMP. 

Police responded to a call late Tuesday about shots fired in a residence and injuries to multiple people.

Mounties say a man armed with a gun fled into a nearby home as officers arrived at the scene.

They say negotiations began just after midnight on Wednesday, and after more than five hours of efforts, the talks “deteriorated,” leading to the deployment of a “chemical irritant” into the residence.

RCMP say the man reportedly left the house with a weapon and police shot at him with a so-called “extended-range impact munition” and their firearms.

They say two people were found dead in the original home while the man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. 

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is investigating police actions in the incident.

BC RCMP North District Major Crime is conducting a concurrent investigation into the deaths of the two deceased.

Tsay Keh Dene is roughly 360 kilometres north of Prince George.

With files from The Canadian Press