Man charged in fatal PoCo stabbing to appear in court Tuesday
Posted November 12, 2018 9:39 am.
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PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) – A man is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow after he was charged with second degree murder connected to a fatal stabbing in Port Coquitlam last weekend.
Elwood Poorman was arrested Friday. Police say he was at a home on Atkins Avenue on Nov. 4 when he got into a confrontation with another man. Jonathon Shingoose, 36, was found with serious injuries and later died in the hospital.
A second man was also arrested at the home connected to the death, and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the investigation.
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IHIT says there is no further risk to the public.
Police are asking anyone who has further information about what happpend to come forward. You can call the IHIT information line at 1-811-551-IHIT (4448), or emial ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
You can also call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) if you wish to remain anonymous.
