Vancouver police investigate homicide at CRAB Park

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By Emma Crawford

Posted March 22, 2025 1:27 pm.

Last Updated March 23, 2025 12:53 am.

Vancouver police say they are investigating the city’s first homicide of the year.

Officers were called to CRAB Park just before 8:30 a.m. Saturday after a man’s body was found on the beach.

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“The cause of death at this time is unknown and the victim has not yet been identified,” the Vancouver Police Department said in a news release.

“No arrests have been made.”

Investigators will be working in the area throughout the day to collect evidence, the VPD said.

Police ask anyone with any information to call the Homicide Unit at 604-717-2500.

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