By Simon Little / Global News / The Canadian Press

NORTHERN BC CRIMES

UPDATE: Northern BC homicide suspects may be in Manitoba

Jul 23, 2019 | 11:18 AM

SURREY — UPDATE: Manitoba RCMP say they have reason to believe Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky were recently in the Gillam area.

They’re reminding the public to stay away and call 911 if they see the men, who are considered dangerous.

EARLIER: There has been a dramatic new twist in a pair of related cases of serious crime in northern B.C.

Two teens who police had initially believed were missing from Highway 37, are now considered suspects in the murders of Chynna Deese and Lucas Fowler, who were found shot dead on Highway 97 on July 15.

Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, are also wanted in connection with the death of a man found about two kilometres from their burning pickup truck on Highway 37 last Friday, the BC RCMP said Tuesday.

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Police said the pair have been spotted in northern Saskatchewan, and are believed to still be travelling.

They were last seen in a grey 2011 Toyota Rav 4.

BC RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says if anyone spots these teens, both 6’4″ tall and weighing around 169 lbs., consider them dangerous and don’t approach, instead call 911.

She says police initially thought the pair had been missing when their burned-out truck and camper was found a few kilometres from the body of the unidentified man near Dease Lake.

Now, she says, investigators have new information that leads them to believe the teenagers are suspects in all three deaths.

Image Credit: RCMP