Homicide investigators called to Burnaby
Police in Burnaby believe a man was targeted in a suspected homicide in a gravel lot in an industrial area of the city.
Mounties say the victim’s body was found near a vacant building on Norland Avenue near Laurel Street Thursday morning.
The area is a fairly busy one, located next to Highway 1.
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“The victim had injuries consistent with foul play. Efforts are underway to identify the victim, but there are early indications it was a targeted incident,” reads a statement from Burnaby RCMP.
Police are still working to identify the victim.
BREAKING: Burnaby RCMP and IHIT on scene just off Highway 1 and Norland Street investigating a homicide. More to come @CityNewsVAN. pic.twitter.com/dQsURzB6u8
— Chad Harris (@ChadHarrisTV) July 14, 2022
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The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the case, the second announced in Metro Vancouver on Thursday.
Anyone with dashcam video taken near Norland Avenue and Laurel Street between 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13 and 9:45 am on Thursday, July 14, or have any other information, is asked to call 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
With files from Chad Harris
