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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Man charged

44-year-old charged in man’s death in Popkum: IHIT

Sep 15, 2025 | 3:38 PM

POPKUM — Homicide investigators say a 44-year-old man from the Lower Mainland has been formally charged in connection with a homicide on Bridal Falls Road in May.

According to an emailed statement from IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Freda Fong, Agassiz RCMP attended an RV trailer in the 53400 block of Bridal Falls Road in Popkum on May 19, 2025 to conduct a wellness check on a 42-year-old man. When police arrived, frontline officers located the man deceased.

Sgt. Fong says Agassiz RCMP members worked with the BC Coroners Service to investigate the circumstances surrounding the man’s death. On May 28, 2025, the death was considered suspicious, and IHIT took control of the investigation.

Over the past four months, Sgt. Fong says the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been working in close partnership with the Agassiz RCMP, the BC Coroners Service, the Kamloops RCMP, the Integrated Forensic Identification Service (IFIS) and the Chilliwack RCMP to advance this investigation.

On Friday, September 12, the BC Prosecution Service charged 44-year-old Omer Ibrahim of the Lower Mainland with second-degree murder.

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“IHIT would like to thank all of our partners for their support and assistance with this investigation,” says Cpl. Sukhi Dhesi of IHIT.

As this matter is now before the courts, no further information will be released by IHIT media relations officers.