Court hears details about 2023 shooting death of B.C. RCMP officer (opens original article in a new tab)

A court heard details of the 2023 shooting death of B.C. RCMP officer Rick O'Brien, with prosecutors concluding their case against Nicholas Bellemare, who is accused of fatally shooting O'Brien during a police raid.

• Crown prosecutors concluded their case against Nicholas Bellemare in the 2023 shooting death of RCMP Const. Rick O'Brien.
• Autopsy photos showed O'Brien was shot three times in the head during a drug raid at a Coquitlam condo.
• Bellemare's defense claims he acted in self-defense, stating he did not know the individuals were officers and was asleep when the door was breached.