British Columbia Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Maple Ridge Manslaughter

Alexander Delair, a 27-year-old resident of Metro Vancouver, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on April 1, 2024, for manslaughter in the death of a 34-year-old man in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The incident occurred almost two years earlier, on May 31, 2022. Delair had initially been charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter with a firearm in November 2023.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area of 223 Street and Lougheed Highway on the evening of May 31, 2022. They found the victim, whose identity has not been released by police, injured at the scene. The man died there, and the suspect fled but was later arrested and charged.

In addition to the manslaughter conviction, Delair was sentenced for an unrelated robbery on the same date. He had already served 20 months in custody prior to sentencing. 5 years in prison.

The court imposed a lifetime prohibition on Delair possessing firearms as part of the sentence.

The case was handled by homicide investigators from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. No further details on the robbery or the circumstances leading to the shooting have been released by authorities. The manslaughter plea reduced the potential penalties compared to a second-degree murder conviction, which carries a mandatory life sentence with parole eligibility after 10 to 25 years.

This outcome reflects the legal process following the guilty plea. The victim's family has not been quoted in available reports.

Context Maple Ridge is a suburban community in Metro Vancouver, located about 45 kilometers east of downtown Vancouver.

Shootings in the area are investigated as potential homicides by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. Following the sentencing, no additional charges or appeals have been reported in connection with this case.