Downtown Eastside fire victim identified: Vancouver police
Posted February 10, 2023 11:36 am.
Last Updated February 10, 2023 11:38 am.
Police in Vancouver have released a photo of a suspect in relation to a suspicious fire on the Downtown Eastside that left one man dead in January.
According to the Vancouver Police Department, after over a month of investigating the details of the fire and potential murder, police say they have also identified the victim.
Police say the Vancouver Fire Rescue Services was also called to a suspicious outdoor fire near Powell Street and Raymur Avenue on Jan. 3.
#VPDNews: #VPD released the picture of a suspect in the murder of a Downtown Eastside man, who was found badly burned last month during a suspicious fire. Anyone with information is asked to call 604-717-2500. https://t.co/Kt9sYugPDJ pic.twitter.com/b5MepKJ5XR
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) February 10, 2023
Now over a month later, police say 34-year-old Jeff Jeanty has been identified as the victim of the blaze.
Police say a woman in her 20s is a suspect in the death and police are asking anyone with information to call the VPD’s Homicide Unit at 604-717-2500.
-With files from Cole Schisler
