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Canada manhunt: Suspects were let go after being stopped | Canada manhunt: Suspects were let go after being stopped |
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Two Canadian teenagers being hunted in connection with three murders were stopped more than a week ago by community constables, it has emerged. | Two Canadian teenagers being hunted in connection with three murders were stopped more than a week ago by community constables, it has emerged. |
Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, were pulled over during a routine alcohol check but were allowed to continue as they had not yet been publicly named as murder suspects. | Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, were pulled over during a routine alcohol check but were allowed to continue as they had not yet been publicly named as murder suspects. |
An extensive search of parts of remote Manitoba have failed to locate the men. | An extensive search of parts of remote Manitoba have failed to locate the men. |
The pair have been on the run since leaving home nearly three weeks ago. | The pair have been on the run since leaving home nearly three weeks ago. |
They were thought to have left their homes in Vancouver Island to head north to find work in Yukon territory. But after the discovery of three bodies - of a professor and, separately, a young couple in British Columbia - their journey, and the manhunt, has moved east, through Saskatchewan to Manitoba. | They were thought to have left their homes in Vancouver Island to head north to find work in Yukon territory. But after the discovery of three bodies - of a professor and, separately, a young couple in British Columbia - their journey, and the manhunt, has moved east, through Saskatchewan to Manitoba. |
Where is the manhunt now? | Where is the manhunt now? |
Canadian police have spent the last few days searching the remote Manitoba community of York Landing, following a sighting of "two tall, slender individuals" near a landfill on Sunday. Members of the Bear Clan Patrol, an indigenous neighbourhood watch group who reported the sighting, said the men took off into nearby woods. | Canadian police have spent the last few days searching the remote Manitoba community of York Landing, following a sighting of "two tall, slender individuals" near a landfill on Sunday. Members of the Bear Clan Patrol, an indigenous neighbourhood watch group who reported the sighting, said the men took off into nearby woods. |
York Landing is accessible only by air or, in the summer, a ferry from Gillam, 90km (56 miles) north, where the pair was last seen. The whole area is surrounded by expanses of forest, bogland and waterways. | York Landing is accessible only by air or, in the summer, a ferry from Gillam, 90km (56 miles) north, where the pair was last seen. The whole area is surrounded by expanses of forest, bogland and waterways. |
The town's roughly 500 residents were warned to remain vigilant and stay locked indoors "as much as possible" and to immediately report anything suspicious. | The town's roughly 500 residents were warned to remain vigilant and stay locked indoors "as much as possible" and to immediately report anything suspicious. |
But after what police called a "thorough and exhaustive search" by air and on land, they said they were unable to "substantiate the tip". But police remain in the wider area. | But after what police called a "thorough and exhaustive search" by air and on land, they said they were unable to "substantiate the tip". But police remain in the wider area. |
Nathan Neckoway, a community leader at Split Lake, confirmed to Canadian media that Mr McLeod and Mr Schmegelsky had passed through over a week ago on their way to Gillam, 170km east. | |
They had filled up with petrol, and were also stopped for alcohol checks by local constables policing what is a dry community. Only maps and camping equipment were found in the car, and the men were sent on their way. | They had filled up with petrol, and were also stopped for alcohol checks by local constables policing what is a dry community. Only maps and camping equipment were found in the car, and the men were sent on their way. |
"We weren't aware of their status, of them being wanted," Mr Neckoway said. "Apparently after they came to our community, that's when they sent out that wanted [status]." | "We weren't aware of their status, of them being wanted," Mr Neckoway said. "Apparently after they came to our community, that's when they sent out that wanted [status]." |
How did the manhunt unfold? | How did the manhunt unfold? |
Mr McLeod and Mr Schmegelsky were initially considered missing when their camper van was found burnt out near Dease Lake on 19 July. | Mr McLeod and Mr Schmegelsky were initially considered missing when their camper van was found burnt out near Dease Lake on 19 July. |
A couple of kilometres away, police found the body of Leonard Dyck, 64, a botany lecturer at the University of British Columbia. | A couple of kilometres away, police found the body of Leonard Dyck, 64, a botany lecturer at the University of British Columbia. |
On 23 July, the teenagers were named by police as suspects in the deaths of Mr Dyck, and the fatal shooting of a couple a few days earlier just south of Liard Hot Springs. Chynna Deese, a 24-year-old American, and her Australian boyfriend, Lucas Fowler, 23, had been on a two-week-long road trip across Canada when their bodies were found along the Alaska Highway. | On 23 July, the teenagers were named by police as suspects in the deaths of Mr Dyck, and the fatal shooting of a couple a few days earlier just south of Liard Hot Springs. Chynna Deese, a 24-year-old American, and her Australian boyfriend, Lucas Fowler, 23, had been on a two-week-long road trip across Canada when their bodies were found along the Alaska Highway. |
Police have since charged Mr Schmegelsky and Mr McLeod with second-degree murder in the death of Mr Dyck, although no charges have yet been laid against them over the deaths of Ms Deese and Mr Fowler. | Police have since charged Mr Schmegelsky and Mr McLeod with second-degree murder in the death of Mr Dyck, although no charges have yet been laid against them over the deaths of Ms Deese and Mr Fowler. |
On the same day the men were announced as suspects, police said they had been spotted in a grey Toyota vehicle in Gillam, which has a population of 1,265. The car was later found burnt out some 55km east of Gillam. | On the same day the men were announced as suspects, police said they had been spotted in a grey Toyota vehicle in Gillam, which has a population of 1,265. The car was later found burnt out some 55km east of Gillam. |
The men have been described as "armed and dangerous", and the public are urged not to approach them. | The men have been described as "armed and dangerous", and the public are urged not to approach them. |
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