Man wanted for murder turns himself in to Salmon Arm RCMP

A man wanted in a murder investigation in Calgary has turned himself in to Salmon Arm RCMP.

Christopher Douglas Mathers, 34, was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in connection with the stabbing homicide of Russel David Younker, 49, on April 15, 2021 in Calgary.

On Thursday, May 14, 2021, Mathers turned himself in to the Salmon Arm detachment, and he was arrested on the warrant for the second degree murder of Younker.

He will be transported back to Calgary next week.

Calgary police said it is believed the victim and the accused knew each other and the altercation was a follow up to a previous incident that occurred between the two.

Mathers is believed to have connections in London, Ont., and Halifax, Nova Scotia and British Columbia.