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Murder suspects arrested

Vancouver police have arrested two people in relation to a Lower Mainland homicide earlier this year.

Surrey RCMP and the Vancouver Police Emergency Response Team arrested Stephen Farmer, 31, on an outstanding warrant for second-degree murder in relation to a homicide at the Savoy Hotel in Vancouver. 

On Jan. 27, around 10:30 p.m., the VPD received a report of shots fired inside the East Hastings hotel.

“When police arrived, they found 62-year-old Joseph Billy Bustinski suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to hospital, but died a short time later,” said Staff Sgt. Randy Fincham. “Today’s arrest follows an arrest that took place on July 13, when 29-year-old Marnie Marie Scow turned herself in after she was charged with manslaughter.”

Farmer, the subject of a June 1 appeal by Surrey RCMP, was also wanted on outstanding warrants out of Surrey, including three charges of driving while prohibited, flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop at an accident, and breach of probation.



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