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A suspect remains in custody after a man was shot and killed in Oliver on Wednesday.
RCMP was called to a vineyard on Ryegrass Road when the body of a 29-year-old man was discovered on July 19.
The suspect left the scene before the police arrived, but he was located and arrested at his residence later that day.
Pedro Murillo, a resident of Oliver, has been charged with second degree murder.
The BC RCMP’s Major Crime Unit has taken over the investigation, which is in its preliminary stages.
There is no identified risk to the public.
Anyone who was in the area of Ryegrass Road in the afternoon of July 19th and saw anything of note or has video in the area is asked to call 1-877-987-8477.
The victim's identity has not been released.