Officials with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team held a news conference late Thursday to discuss the discovery of a body at the side of a street in a rural area of southeastern Surrey earlier in the day.
Cpl. Frank Jang also said a fire several kilometres away that reduced a vehicle to little more than charred shell may have been connected to the death.
Jang has not identified the victim and could not confirm how the person died.
Police are on scene investigating two incidents in South Surrey. Please be advised that roads are closed along 12th Ave between 184 and 176 St and along 28th Ave between 184th and 188th St.
— Surrey RCMP (@SurreyRCMP) April 26, 2018
, “The mechanism of injury is still under investigation. I myself have heard through social media that there are tipsters out there who have reported hearing gunshots,” he said.
“We need to find out who these tipsters are. I’m asking those people who may have heard or seen anything suspicious in that area today, you need to please come forward.”
In a tweet he said homicide investigators were working with Surrey RCMP to canvass the neighbourhood.
#IHIT is in 17800 block of 12 AVE in south #SurreyBC tonight for report of a suspicious death. #IHIT is working together with @SurreyRCMP to canvass neighbourhood. Appears targeted. Media availability w/ Cpl Frank Jang at front door of Surrey Detachment,14355 57 AVE, at 10PM.
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) April 27, 2018
Police are urging anyone with information to come forward.
Police are on scene investigating two incidents in South Surrey. Please be advised that roads are closed along 12th Ave between 184 and 176 St and along 28th Ave between 184th and 188th St.
— Surrey RCMP (@SurreyRCMP) April 26, 2018
