MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — Few details are being released about a heavy police presence in Maple Ridge.
The area around Lougheed Highway and 216th Street has been closed off since about 4 a.m.
A tarp is covering a car in a nearby parking lot.
The scene at 216th and Lougheed Hwy in Maple Ridge @NEWS1130 pic.twitter.com/kZT5y70lS0
— Kenny Mason (@krmason7) December 19, 2015
Dan Herbranson with Ridge Meadows RCMP could only confirm that officers are on scene.
He says they are investigating a a suspicious death.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team did not immediately return requests for comment.
IHIT now confirms on scene of a death in Maple Ridge. Investigation is in the very early stages. No updates until tomorrow.
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) December 19, 2015
A car appears to be the focus of the investigation. The driver’s side of the vehicle has been covered off.
