PORT ALBERNI, B.C.—Authorities have charged the two young men being sought in a Canada-wide manhunt with one count of second-degree murder and named the previously unidentified victim.RCMP on Wednesday night identified the man found dead Friday near a vehicle fire on B.C.’s Highway 37 as Leonard Dyck from Vancouver. Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, had previously been named as suspects in the grisly slaying of a pair of tourists, and in the suspicious death in northern B.C. The pair have yet to be charged in the deaths of the tourists. The new developments came as the father of one of the suspects grimly predicted the manhunt currently underway will end in a tragic confrontation with police — which his son will not survive.Police said Tuesday they have “reason to believe” that McLeod and Schmegelsky are in Gillam, Man. RCMP confirmed at a news conference Wednesday that a burned out vehicle found in Gillam Monday — a Toyota RAV4 — was the same one the suspects had been seen travelling in. RCMP say the two should be considered dangerous and asked the public to call 911 if they are spotted. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Alan Schmegelsky said he expects his son will die in a confrontation with police.“He’s on a suicide mission. He wants his pain to end,” Alan said, breaking down into tears. “Basically, he’s going to be dead today or tomorrow. I know that. Rest in peace, Bryer. I love you. I’m so sorry all this had to happen.”Even if his son is caught, his life will be over, Alan said. “He wants his hurt to end. They’re going to go out in a blaze of glory. Trust me on this. That’s what they’re going to do.”Read more:What we know and don’t know as national search for suspected killers unfoldsTime to revisit disappearances in hometown of B.C. killing suspects, says homicide expertThe five people at the centre of deadly saga in nor ...
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