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A man and a woman found dead in a vehicle near a school in Burnaby

Darpan News Desk Burnaby RCMP, 18 Oct, 2022 09:57 AM

On Monday afternoon around 1:45 p.m., Burnaby RCMP frontline officers responded to a report of two deceased individuals in the area of Alpha Avenue and Venables Street.

When police arrived, they located one man and one woman deceased in a vehicle.

IHIT has has taken conduct of the investigation.

Homicide investigators are looking for witnesses or anyone with dash-cam video. If you were in the area of Alpha Avenue and Venables Street anytime today, Monday, October 17, and have dash-cam video, please contact IHIT.

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