Murder trial in Kelowna, B.C. hears about gun found in bushes
KELOWNA, B.C. — A landscaper has told a court in Kelowna, B.C., about finding a gun in some bushes weeks after a gang leader was fatally shot nearby.
Bobcat operator Joel Whitsel testified in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday, saying he originally thought what he had found in the bushes on Nov. 1, 2011, was a badly rusted paintball gun.
“I stopped to relieve myself, went over to the junipers to do that, and noticed it in there,” he said.
The landscaping crew examined the item and determined it was a real firearm, with a magazine still in the clip, Witsel said.