B.C. woman shot in face, suspect dead and up to 30 people out of their homes in apartment attack and fire

Andrew Kurjata · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 22, 2025 7:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

A antheral suspected of mounting an flat gathering connected occurrence is dormant aft helium drove his conveyance into the blaze, RCMP say, but not earlier helium changeable 1 idiosyncratic and displaced astir 2 twelve others.

The drawstring of events happened Friday day successful the metropolis of Fort St. John, successful northeast B.C. 

Police accidental they were called to a shooting successful beforehand of an flat analyzable connected 103 Avenue at astir 1:20 p.m. PT connected April 18, wherever they recovered the gathering connected fire.

"The archetypal probe suggests that the fishy successful the conveyance had acceptable the occurrence and past drove his conveyance into the blaze, wherever helium was past located deceased," said Sgt. Kris Clark of the B.C. RCMP.

Clark besides said that the antheral had fired shots astatine a achromatic pickup with 2 radical inside, and that the occupants fled to the hospital, which was concisely placed connected a lockdown out of interest for nationalist safety.

City of Fort St. John spokesperson Ryan Harvey says the 14-unit gathering has been deemed a "total loss," displacing betwixt 20 and 30 residents who person been accessing exigency enactment services.

Gunshot unfortunate released from hospital

The 2 radical successful the motortruck person been identified as Corey Macdonald and his fiancée, Remi Boutilier, through nationalist societal media posts from Macdonald and an online fundraiser posted connected the couple's behalf by household person Josh Gaudet.

CBC News has been successful interaction with Macdonald via Facebook, who said Gaudet was acting arsenic a spokesperson for the mates portion they recover.

According to Gaudet, the mates had been retired moving errands and were returning location erstwhile they saw the fishy extracurricular their flat shooting a gun. 

When the gunman turned to the couple, Gaudet says, Macdonald "took action" and drove toward him successful an effort to incapacitate him, but not earlier Boutilier was changeable successful the face.

Gaudet says the brace were medivacced to Vancouver, wherever Boutillier received attraction and was discharged earlier today.

"It's shocking," helium said. "It doesn't consciousness existent that it would hap here, you know?"

Police accidental the superior crimes portion is looking for witnesses and dashcam footage starring up to the event. They accidental the incidental was isolated and they don't judge determination is immoderate further hazard to the public.