iN VIDEO: RCMP ask for help to identify men seen with Penticton murder victim

RCMP have released surveillance footage and are asking the public to help identify three men seen with 21-year-old Clayton Dyer of Penticton who was found dead in October shortly after they were all caught on surveillance video.

The video was recorded in what appears to be the ground-floor lobby of an apartment building, according to an RCMP press release. The timestamp shows it was recorded at around 4:37 a.m., Oct. 10, 2021.

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Dyer is among a group of four men in the 14-second video. He is seen walking in through the entrance, using a vape, pushing a button for the elevator and then first bumping one of the other men before they all enter the elevator.

“We are releasing a short surveillance video and photographs, in the hopes that someone can identify these men, who may have information about Clayton’s actions in the day(s) prior to his homicide,” RCMP Southeast District senior investigating officer Insp. Brent Novakoski said in the release.

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On Oct. 13 – three days after the video was recorded –  Dyer’s boy was discovered five kilometres west of Penticton on the side of Green Mountain Road.

The RCMP and B.C. Coroner’s Service determined that his death was a result of homicide.

RCMP describe Unknown male 1, as Caucasian, approximately 6'3" tall and around 40 years old. He has a muscular build, a full leg tattoo on his left leg and a full beard. He was wearing a black baseball hat, a beige and black plaid jacket, a black hoodie, white ankle socks and black sandals.

RCMP describe Unknown male 2 as Caucasian, around 6' tall and between 20 and 30 years old. His face was clean shaven and was wearing a black baseball cap, a black hoodie underneath a blue and grey sweater, and black camo pants. 

Police say Unknown male 3 is Caucasian, clean shaven and between 20 and 30 years old. He is  between 5’10" and 6' tall. He was wearing a black baseball cap, a black hoodie, black pants and black shoes.

If you are one of the men, if you know any of them, or have other information to assist this investigation, RCMP are asking you to contact the B.C. RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit information line at 1-877-987-8477.

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