The Elk Valley RCMP Say Tracy Erickson of Sparwood Was Arrested on October 28 and Is Charged With One Count of Manslaughter in Relation to the Death of a 49-Year-Old Man Reported in the 100 Block of Aspen Drive on November 2, 2025 (October 30, 2026)
The Elk Valley RCMP say Tracy Erickson of Sparwood, British Columbia, was arrested on October 28, 2026 and is charged with one count of manslaughter in relation to a death that Elk Valley RCMP responded to on November 2, 2025. Officers were called that day to a report of a deceased 49-year-old male in the 100 block of Aspen Drive in Sparwood, and the Southeast District Major Crime Unit took over the investigation because of the circumstances of the death. The man has not been named. The force says the matter is now before the courts and no further details will be released at this time.
Legal status: Charged with one count of manslaughter. The allegation has not been tested in court and the accused is presumed innocent.
The November 2025 Call
Elk Valley RCMP responded on November 2, 2025 to a report of a deceased 49-year-old male in the 100 block of Aspen Drive in Sparwood, the force says. Because of the circumstances of the death, the Southeast District Major Crime Unit took over the investigation.
The Charge and the Arrest
The RCMP say Erickson was arrested on October 28, 2026, just under a year after officers responded, and charged with one count of manslaughter in connection with the death. Sgt. Simon Caruth of the Southeast District Major Crime Unit said: “This charge is the result of an extensive investigation by our officers and policing partners.”
Who Carried the File
The Southeast District Major Crime Unit conducted the investigation. The release acknowledges the contributions of the Elk Valley RCMP, the British Columbia Highway Patrol and the RCMP Forensic Identification Section. The file number is 2025E-19715.
What the RCMP Say
- The deceased man: a 49-year-old male, reported deceased in the 100 block of Aspen Drive in Sparwood on November 2, 2025
- The accused: Tracy Erickson of Sparwood, arrested on October 28, 2026
- The charge: one count of manslaughter in relation to the death
- The investigation: conducted by the Southeast District Major Crime Unit
- Status: the matter is before the courts, and no further details will be released at this time
Timeline
- NOVEMBER 2, 2025Elk Valley RCMP respond to a report of a deceased 49-year-old male in the 100 block of Aspen Drive in Sparwood, the force says.
- OCTOBER 28, 2026Tracy Erickson of Sparwood is arrested, according to the release.
- OCTOBER 30, 2026The Elk Valley Regional RCMP publishes the release, stating one count of manslaughter in relation to the death and naming the Southeast District Major Crime Unit as having conducted the investigation.
Issued the release; responded to the original call
Conducted the investigation
Acknowledged in the release for their contributions
Related Files
Sources
- Elk Valley Regional RCMP, “Manslaughter Charge Laid in Sparwood Homicide Investigation,” October 30, 2026, file 2025E-19715 — for the charge, the arrest and the quote — rcmp.ca
The charge has not been tested in court and the accused is presumed innocent. The allegation is that of the Elk Valley Regional RCMP, as published in its release of October 30, 2026. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.
