Police in southern B.C. are investigating three separate homicides over a 24-hour period.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says North Vancouver police were the first to be called Tuesday to a report of a disturbance inside an apartment complex where a woman was stabbed to death.
Investigators are now identifying the victim as 68-year old Dominga Santos of North Vancouver, in hopes of furthering the investigation.
On Wednesday, a charge of second degree murder was laid against the suspect, now identified as 46-year old Anthony Del Rosario of North Vancouver, the nephew of the victim.
Later Tuesday, Chilliwack RCMP were sent out to a shooting and found 34-year-old Michael D’Lerma unresponsive in a home, and he died from his injuries in hospital.
Mounties in Mission were called Wednesday morning to a stabbing, where a man died at the scene.
The homicide team says it's investigating all three cases and the murders of the two men appear to be targeted.
