Supreme Court judge in Salmon Arm has ruled a man accused of murdering a church elder during a Sunday service in April 2019 was not responsible for the crime due to mental disorder. Gathergood drove a pickup truck to the doors of the Salmon Arm Church of Christ that Sunday morning. RCMP officers investigate the aftermath of the shooting at the Salmon Arm Church of Christ in Salmon Arm, B.C., in April 2019. (Murray Mitchell/Canadian Press)Victim was a father figureCourt was told Parmenter was a "father figure" to the accused. Court was told Gathergood continues to be a high risk for violence and, despite treatment, still does not understand the nature of his illness.

Source: CBC News July 23, 2020 00:56 UTC