Justice for Kyle Cromarty. . . almost: Seven years later, alleged killer's guilty plea delayed in B.C. Supreme Court

by Paul Henderson 6 days ago 2 min read

Harry Christensen of Alberta charged with first-degree murder due to plead guilty Wednesday but it didn't happen

Harry Christensen is accused of the planned murder of 26-year-old Kyle Cromarty at a condo east of downtown Chilliwack in 2018. For three years, he might have thought he was going to get away with it.

Almost seven years later, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, Christensen's first-degree murder file was on the court list in B.C. Supreme Court in Chilliwack for an intention to enter a guilty plea (IGP).

It didn't happen.

There was some sort of mix-up regarding his custody and bringing him to court so the hearing was called off for three months at least. It's not on for June 23, 2025, when it is scheduled to fix a date for another IGP.

Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 4, 2018, Chilliwack RCMP received reports of shots fired at or near a condo on the north side of Yale Road just east of Menzies.

RCMP officers at the scene of a homicide on Oct. 4, 2018. at 46675 Yale Rd. in Chilliwack. (File photo)

Mounties reported that when they arrived on scene, one person was suffering a life-threatening injury. That man was 26-year-old Kyle Cromarty who was transported by B.C. Ambulance to hospital where he died.

One witness at the scene said she saw a male with blood on him transported by ambulance away from the scene. That witness said police were interviewing a boy who had claimed to hear one shot and saw a male running away. Another witness said he was walking his son across the street when he heard two shots.

Police were focused on the parking lot of the condominium complex on the north side of Yale Road just east of what was the IGA parking lot on Menzies.

The case then went cold until the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) transferred the file to the cold case unit in March 2021, the unit being a team specializing in challenging homicide investigations.

Then on Nov. 25, 2021, Christensen of Alberta was arrested and on Nov. 26 he was charged with first-degree murder, according to IHIT.

“This case is a testament to the resiliency and commitment of the IHIT members,” Sgt. Timothy Pierotti of IHIT said in a press release. “Our investigators continue to dedicate themselves to these cases, long after the initial call comes in.”

Kyle Cromarty, 27, was killed in Chilliwack on Oct. 4, 2018. (File)

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