Police called it a targeted shooting at the time. Patko was acquitted of murder in 2002.
On March 2, Deane Sahanovitch pleaded guilty to manslaughter with a firearm in Patko’s death.
Integrated Homicide Investigation Team Cpl. Frank Jang said on Tuesday: “IHIT investigators, supported by the Ridge Meadows RCMP, worked diligently in order to secure the evidence in this investigation.”