Abbotsford double homicide victims identified as senior couple
Posted May 11, 2022 2:22 pm.
Last Updated May 11, 2022 7:47 pm.
A married couple in their seventies has been identified as the victims of a double homicide in Abbotsford.
Police were called Monday morning to a home on Arcadian Way, just off Seldon Road, where officers found the bodies of 77-year-old Arnold De Jong and his wife, 76-year-old Joanne De Jong.
“They’re not known to police. They were an elderly couple in that area — and it’s a quiet area,” said Sgt. David Lee with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT).
He notes investigators are still gathering evidence and speaking to witnesses in the hopes of putting together a timeline of events.
“At this stage, it is uncertain if this was a random or targeted incident.”
Investigators say they released the victims’ identities in the hopes more witnesses or associates will come forward.
“It’s definitely unusual,” Lee said. “We’re alive to the concerns of the community. It’s a very complex scene and we’re piecing together the leads right now. Hopefully, we’ll have some more answers into what is the motive and which suspects we’re looking for.”
Police have not shared the cause of the victims’ deaths, though the BC Coroners Service has been called in.
“We’re fairly certain right now that is not related to any ongoing gang activity, not connected to anything else we’ve seen so far in the Lower Mainland,” Lee added.
Anyone with dashcam footage of the area on May 8 or 9 or any other information is asked to call IHIT at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
