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## Shestalo in Chilliwack in 2022

| Date | Name | City | Province | Licensed | Victims | Deaths | Injuries | Suicide | Firearms | OIC Impact |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | Shestalo | Chilliwack | [BC](/records/provinces/bc) |  | 2 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes |  |

### Used

Firearms

### Warnings

Targeted? Domestic?

### AI Synthesis

**Classification:** reported
**Incident Summary:** Eric John Shestalo, 50, allegedly shot and killed two women, Amber Culley, 43, and Mimi Kates, 49, in Chilliwack, BC in 2022. He was later found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the Bridal Falls area.

**Well-Supported Details:**

* Eric John Shestalo was the suspect in a double homicide in Chilliwack, BC.
* The victims were Amber Culley, 43, and Mimi Kates, 49.
* Shestalo had a "personal connection" to the victims, according to police.
* Shestalo was found dead in the Bridal Falls area with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
* The incident occurred in 2022.

**Unverified or Conflicting Claims:**

* The article from The Progress does not provide a specific date for the incident, while the other two sources mention that the vehicle was found on Friday and the suspect was still at large on Thursday.
* The article from The Progress does not provide details about the shooting, including the number of victims and their conditions.

**Source Quality Notes:**

* Source 1 (CBC News) and Source 2 (Vancouver Sun) are credible news sources with a high level of reliability.
* Source 3 (The Progress) is an online news source, but it does not provide a specific date for the incident and lacks details about the shooting.

> Status: Corroborated across multiple credible sources. Credible: 2, Social: 0, Other: 1.

### News Stories

- [Other](https://www.theprogress.com/news/ihit-seeks-suspect-in-chilliwack-triple-shooting/)
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is seeking a suspect in a triple shooting in Chilliwack. The incident occurred on an unspecified date. Details about the shooting, including the number of victims and their conditions, are not provided in the article.

- [News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/eric-john-shestalo-vehicle-found-1.6530245)
  Homicide investigators found the vehicle driven by Eric John Shestalo, who allegedly shot and killed two women in Chilliwack, B.C. on Thursday. The vehicle, a red 1990 Jeep YJ, was located in Bridal Falls on Friday. Shestalo, 50, is still at large and considered armed and dangerous.

- [News](https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/suspect-chilliwack-homicides-found-dead-rcmp)
  Eric John Shestalo, 50, was found dead in the Bridal Falls area with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was the suspect in a double homicide in Chilliwack, where two women, Amber Culley, 43, and Mimi Kates, 49, were killed. Shestalo had a "personal connection" to the victims, according to police. An autopsy into Shestalo's death is pending.


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