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VPD investigates city's 15th homicide

Darpan News Desk Vancouver Police, 12 Nov, 2021 02:36 PM
  • VPD investigates city's 15th homicide

Vancouver – Vancouver Police are investigating after one man was killed in the city’s 15th homicide of 2021.

Yesterday morning, staff at a social housing complex near Main and East Cordova streets found Joshua Hough, 43, deceased in his suite.

One arrest has been made, and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call VPD homicide investigators at 604-717-2500.

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