49 year old John Ike Koopmans of Princeton has been charged with two counts of murder and 1 count of attempt murder in connection with a shooting incident Saturday night on Old Hedley Rd.

Koopmans has been remanded for three weeks to the Kamloops jail. Information supplied by court staff in Penticton.

The shooting victims in Princeton have been identified as Robert Keith Wharton, 44 and Rosemary Fox, 32.

A third man, wounded remains in hospital.

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Police have one male in custody in connection with a triple shooting that occurred Saturday evening in Princeton. The deaths of the adult man and woman and injury sustained to a third man are being classified as being criminal in nature.

On Saturday, March 30th, 2013 at approximately 9:45 pm the Princeton RCMP attended to a complaint of an injured person at a property on Old Hedley Road in Princeton.  Subsequent investigation revealed that this adult male had been shot.  Two other individuals (adults), a male and a female were found deceased inside one of the buildings on the property.  RCMP at Princeton continue their investigational efforts throughout the night and into Sunday.

At around 12:30 pm on Sunday a suspect was arrested without incident in Princeton. Information gathered thus far indicates that all parties involved were from the Princeton area and were known to each other.