IHIT has made an arrest in the homicide of Nicholas Ball from March 29, 2022 in Langley.
On March 29th, at 12:10 p.m., the Langley RCMP were called to a wooded area in the 7400-block of 208 Street in Langley, BC.
Langley RCMP front line officers attended and located a 29-year-old deceased man, later identified as Nicholas Ball, of Langley.
On Tuesday, August 23rd, 40-year old Jason Griffiths of Langley was arrested in connection to the murder of Nicholas Ball.
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