Vancouver Police have identified the man killed in a homicide on January 17 at a Downtown Eastside SRO hotel.
Thunder Dennis, 20, was found deceased inside the West Hotel near East Hastings and Carrall streets shortly before 7 a.m.
The file remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call VPD’s Homicide Unit at 604-717-2500.
On arrival, first responders found a 66-year old man suffering from stab wounds. The victim, later identified as Terry Miller, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. On January 27, 2023, IHIT investigators arrested 24-year old Chalice Slavik of Delta, in relation to the homicide of Miller.
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