Man Sentenced for Maple Ridge Manslaughter

0:00It's April 8th. This is Vancouver News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. A 27-year-old guy from Metro Vancouver just landed a 15-year prison term for manslaughter in a fatal shooting up in Mabel Ridge. That happened back on May 31, 2024, when he gunned down a 34-year-old man right at the scene. He first got hit with a second-degree murder charge, but copped to manslaughter with a firearm last November. On top of that, the judge tacked on time for an unrelated robbery when handing down the sentence on April 1st. Cops rolled up to 2.23 Street and loud-heat highway after reports of gunfire, finding the victim already gone, and the shooter nowhere in. Sighted first. Delayer had already knocked out 20 months behind bars by sentencing day, leaving him with 12 and a half years still to serve, plus a lifetime, ban on touching any firearms. Cases like this hit hard in tight-knit spots like Mabel Ridge, closing a chapter after nearly two years of investigation and court drama.