The most wanted man in Canada has been declared dead by B.C.'s police gang unit.
The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia announced Tuesday that Gene Karl Lahrkamp, the fugitive wanted for murder in Thailand, was killed in a plane crash in Northwestern Ontario on April 30.
The Trail, B.C. resident was the most wanted man in the country with a $100,000 reward on his head.
A Piper PA-28 Cherokee, a four-passenger light plane, was flying between Dryden and Marathon, Ont. when it crashed. All four individuals on board were killed.
As a result of his death, the CFSEU-BC has contacted the BOLO program and advised international and domestic law enforcement partners.
Lahrkamp was wanted in connection with the February 4, 2022, murder of Jimi Sandhu in Thailand. Lahrkamp and fellow Canadian Mathew Dupre fled Thailand and returned to Canada.
"The Royal Thai Police charged both Lahrkamp and Dupre with murder and engaged the Canadian Department of Justice to request assistance in locating and arresting them. As a result, provisional arrest warrants were issued in Canada for the arrest of Lahrkamp and Dupre," said a news release from CFSEU-BC.
Due to Sandhu’s gang affiliations and history in British Columbia, CFSEU-BC led the Canadian investigation into the search for Lahrkamp and Dupre.
Dupre was arrested on February 20 in Alberta and has been held in custody to await the extradition process. Authorities continued their search for Lahrkamp, issuing a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
