Burnaby RCMP say a 53 year old man is under arrest and may be facing murder charges in connection with a double stabbing at a local homeless camp last night.
Staff Sargent Jeff Ausmus says they got the call shortly after 8 pm Monday night at a wooded area in a ravine, behind the 6800 block of Rumble Street.
“We did locate one victim who was transported to hospital, then secondly we did locate a second victim, who was unfortunately, deceased at the time.”
IHIT investigating double stabbing that left one deceased. Not random. Anyone w/ info to contact IHIT. More updates to come when available.
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) October 25, 2016
Ausmus says both of the victims are men.
“We do believe this is targeted and we don’t believe that the public is at any risk.”
The case has been handed over to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.
Police say all involved knew each other.
Originally published on CKNW.com.
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