Police identify 75-year-old man killed during break-in and robbery in B.C.

ROSSLAND, B.C. – Mounties have identified a 75-year-old man as the victim of a violent homicide during a robbery at a home near Rossland, B.C.

Supt. Tim Head says police responded to a 911 call after the body of Thomas Feeney was found at the house last Thursday.

He says Feeney was a longtime resident of the area and that his body was discovered in a home located on a road named after his family.

Head says Feeney’s death appears to have occurred during a random break and enter and that police are urging residents to report any attempted break-ins.

He says a TV, ammunition-reloading equipment and five firearms were stolen and that one of them was a unique rifle with an octagon-shaped barrel and distinctive firing mechanism.

Feeney’s son-in-law Colin Lohrer is appealing for information that could lead police to whoever is responsible for killing Feeney, a great-grandfather who loved to tell a good story.