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The identity of the man shot and killed by Kamloops RCMP Friday night won t be confirmed until next week, says the man leading the investigation.
Rick Tuza, an acting staff-sergeant in the homicide division of Calgary Police Service, said tonight (Saturday) the dead man was in his early 50s, but positive identification will have to await an autopsy next week.
However, several sources have identified the victim as Kamloops resident Wilbert Bartley, 50. Bartley, nicknamed Peaches by his friends, had a record of convictions on charges ranging from drug trafficking to possession of stolen property.