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RCMP looking to identify man at scene of Sparwood shooting death

“Slim” was seen in Kimberley on Oct. 12 and is known to frequent the Okanagan region
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The Southeast District Major Crimes Unit is looking for a man known as “Slim” in connection with a shooting death in Sparwood on Oct. 11. RCMP handout.

Police have issued a call for public assistance in identifying and locating a male who is considered a person of interest in the shooting death of a man in a small community in southeast B.C. two weeks ago.

The Southeast District Major Crimes Unit (SED MCU) is looking identify a man who goes by the alias “Slim” who was present at the scene in Sparwood where Joel Zimbalatti was discovered dead inside a trailer.

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