Vancouver police have identified the victim of the city's latest homicide as a missing teen from Surrey.
Police say the body of 18-year-old Sachdeep Singh Dhoot was found in the trunk of a stolen vehicle yesterday afternoon.
Investigators have confirmed that Dhoot was reported missing in Surrey last week.
They say based on information so far, it does not appear the murder was random.
Vancouver's 3rd homicide of 2018 is 18-year-old Sachdeep Singh Dhoot of Surrey. His body was found yesterday in the trunk of a vehicle at Fairmont & Vanness just after 3 pm. Anyone with info is asked to call 604-717-2500 or Crime Stoppers. https://t.co/cCQuygndZn
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) January 19, 2018
"Based on the information collected so far, this does not appear to be a random murder," Const. Jason Doucette said. RCMP said they were looking for an older model blue sedan associated with him.
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) January 19, 2018
