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B.C. man pleads not guilty to murder in father's death

Benn Harrison, 49, died after a shooting at his East Vancouver home. Bail was $200,000 in sureties.
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Following an investigation by VPD’s homicide unit, the BC Prosecution Service charged Tyler Harrison, 23, with second-degree murder.

A B.C. man accused of second-degree murder in the death of his father April 6 has pleaded not guilty and elected a B.C. Supreme Court judge and jury trial.

The BC Prosecution Service charged Tyler Harrison, 23, after a Vancouver Police Department homicide unit investigation.

Harrison received bail May 30. He was ordered to live in Langley where he is under house arrest with some exceptions. He must wear an electronic monitoring device.

Bail was granted on a pledge of $200,000 in sureties.

He appeared before Vancouver Provincial Court Judge Deanne Gaffar June 26 for the arraignment.

VPD officers went to an East Vancouver home in the early morning hours in response to reports of a shooting near North Kootenay and Dundas streets.

Benn Robert Arthur Harrison, 49, died at the scene.

Two suspects, both in their 20s, were arrested.

Harrison may not go within two blocks of the North Kootenay Street address.

He is not allowed to contact his mother unless in the company of a designated person and cannot discuss the case with his mother except in the presence of legal counsel.