Steven Gallagher, wanted by South Okanagan RCMP. Police have named a suspect in a Canada Day shooting in Osoyoos and are warning the public he may be armed and dangerous. Steven Marlo Gallagher, 29, is at large and charged in connection with a July 1 evening shooting at a busy beach that left a 22-year-old Maple Ridge man with non-life threatening injuries. Two groups of participants got into an argument and one man pulled out a gun. Osoyoos RCMP said multiple shots were fired and there were over 100 people on White Sands Beach on the east side of Lake Osoyoos at the time. They are investigating a possible connection between this shooting and a shocking random shooting incident in downtown Penticton on June 26, and an incident in which police officers were shot in the Banda Indian area of Penticton on June 28. RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating Gallagher, who is considered armed and dangerous. “If Steven sees or hears this, we ask that he contact the police immediately,” says Sergeant Jason Baida. If you see Gallagher or have information about his whereabouts, do not approach him and call 911 immediately. Gallagher also faces charges in connection with an arson in Oliver in May in which a man broke into a pharmacy, lit several items on fire and left.
