Homicide team called to Langley after body found in burned-out pickup truck
Posted July 20, 2021 10:55 pm.
Last Updated July 21, 2021 2:02 pm.
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LANGLEY (NEWS 1130) — The Langley RCMP has called in homicide investigators after a body was found inside a pickup truck that had been on fire.
First responders were called to the fire around 7 p.m., near 82 Avenue and 197 Street.
“Once the fire was extinguished, a body was located inside the burned red Ford F-150 pickup,” says a statement from Mounties.
“The area surrounding the scene will be cordoned off for a significant amount of time.”
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is now looking into the death. No other details have been released, including whether or not this is related to the Lower Mainland gang conflict.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage is being asked to call the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) to email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
