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Metro Vancouver Homicide Detectives Confirm Double Slaying In Surrey, B.C.

The Canadian Press, 05 Jun, 2018 11:00 AM

SURREY, B.C. — Police confirm two people have been found dead in a rural area of Surrey, B.C.

A message posted on the Twitter account of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the two unnamed people are victims of homicide.

No other details have been released.

The homicide team says an update is expected later in the day.

#IHIT is in #SurreyBC for two victims of homicide. News release will be disseminated shortly with media availability sometime this morning.
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) June 5, 2018

Surrey RCMP said they were called to reports of a shooting at around 10 p.m. Monday.

At least five people have died in separate attacks around Metro Vancouver in recent months, and the cases include a double murder in Richmond on April 30, though police have not linked any of the slayings.

Double homicide scene on 40th Ave near 184th in #Surrey: bodies of 2 men now covered by a tent. @HomicideTeam is on scene. Watch @CTVMorningLive for the latest details. pic.twitter.com/TNLG5PaJVO
— Nafeesa Karim (@nafeesakarim) June 5, 2018

Update to double homicide in #Surrey: I just spoke to a witness who heard multiple gunshots last night and then saw two vehicles speeding away, one of them looked like a Dodge Challenger. @HomicideTeam is on scene. pic.twitter.com/o8bofm1zpH
— Nafeesa Karim (@nafeesakarim) June 5, 2018

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