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Elder’s murder shocks Kwantlen
A senior citizen has been shot to death in Fort Langley, police say.
whether Antone owned a firearm. Thiessen could offer few details about who might be responsible. “We’re not closing the door on any possibilities here,” he said. Police haven’t yet said if they have any suspects. by Matthew Claxton “We don’t know if this was tarmclaxton@langleyadvance.com geted or random,” Thiessen said. An elder of the Kwantlen First The murder has been a shock Nation was found murdered to the small, close-knit reserve Monday in a home on the reserve community. in Fort Langley, police say. “This has been devastating to George B. Antone, 71, was our family and our whole comfound by a family member munity,” said Tumia Knott, at about 5:15 p.m., said Cpl. speaking for the band. Peter Thiessen, Antone was an speaking for active fisherman, a “This has been the Integrated logger, and a hard Homicide working man who devastating to our Investigation was always active, family and our whole Team (IHIT). Knott said. community.” “He was the He was also a victim of multiple part of the elder Tumia Knott gunshots,” said advisory group for Thiessen. the Kwantlen. At first, police didn’t know “George was a real key elder whether the shooting was an that had a lot of wisdom and accident or a deliberate incident, guidance for us,” Knott said. Thiessen said. A widower, he had a large fam“It was only yesterday ily, with relations both on the [Tuesday] that we were able to reserve and up and down the confirm that we were dealing river in different communities. with a homicide,” Thiessen said. His family is arranging a funeral He could not comment on service.
An information sign regarding slain elder George Antone was taped to the front door of the Kwantlen First Nation’s band office Wednesday. Troy Landreville/ Langley Advance
Antone lived in a two-storey house set back from the road on the west side of Glover Road, not far from the entrance to the camp ground on Brae Island. The home is surrounded by cottonwood trees, and there is a large berm to the south. Another house shares the same driveway, and a few other houses are across the road. Police have been on the scene at the reserve, in the 9400 block of Glover Road on MacMillan Island, since Monday and were still interviewing neighbours and gathering forensic evidence inside the home Wednesday.
Investigators have the cooperation and support of Kwantlen First Nation Chief Marilyn Gabriel, Thiessen said. He described the chief and the band elders as very proactive in offering help to solve the case, and said there was a good relationship between police and the community. On Wednesday, police were seen knocking on nearby doors and talking to residents. Anyone with information on Antone’s murder is asked to call the IHIT tip line at 1-877-5514448, or CrimeStoppers at 1-800222-8477.