Police probe double homicide after couple found dead in south Vancouver home

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Sep, 2017 12:01 PM

Vancouver police say they are investigating a double homicide after the bodies of a man and a woman in their 60s were found in a home on Wednesday.

Const. Jason Doucette says investigators have not yet determined a motive for the killings.

Police were called to the home in the Marpole neighbourhood around 1:30 p.m. to check on the well being of the residents.

Doucette says police and the coroner's service were working to confirm the identities of the victims and notify relatives.

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