Homicide team in Maple Ridge after body found in burned car
Posted November 25, 2022 4:44 pm.
The homicide team has been called in after a body was found in a burned-out vehicle in Maple Ridge Thursday.
Mounties say officers received calls about a car on fire along 256 Street near the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre, around 11:15 p.m.
IHIT deployed to Ridge Meadows. More information as it becomes available. pic.twitter.com/HSb3gRxjYV
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) November 25, 2022
According to police, after fire crews put out the flames, officers found a body inside.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has been called in to work with the RCMP, and Mounties say the investigation is still in its early stages.
“It is unknown at this time if this is related to the Lower Mainland gang conflict,” RCMP said in a news release.
Body found in burned out vehicle. Read our release here for details; https://t.co/kV19kSoFoO pic.twitter.com/TgXv8R2yWx
— Ridge Meadows RCMP (@RidgeRCMP) November 26, 2022
Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT information line at 1-877-551-4448 or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
Mounties are also asking for dash cam footage between 10 p.m. to midnight on Nov. 24.
