Altercation outside night club leads to man’s death

Police are looking to talk to witnesses after an incident outside a Kelowna night club resulted in a man’s death.

On Friday (August 12), at around 11:00 p.m., RCMP officers witnessed an altercation between a number of individuals outside a night club in the 200 block of Lawrence Avenue.

“A male victim was located injured on the ground. Another male had been observed fleeing the area on foot,” said Sgt. Kevin Duggan. “Emergency Health Services attended to the injured male. He was admitted to a Kelowna General Hospital and pronounced deceased a short time later.”

Duggan said the homicide investigation has been turned over to the Kelowna Serious Crime Unit.

“No one has been charged or arrested at this time and investigators are continuing to canvas the area for evidence,” said Duggan.

Police believe the victim and suspect knew each other.

“We have identified a number of individuals in the area who witnessed the altercation. Investigators would like to speak with them. We are encouraging those witnesses, to reach out to our investigators using our Tip Line 250-470-6236,” said RCMP Inspector Beth McAndie.