There was a huge police presence in Chinatown Monday morning as officers responded to a homicide.
A deceased man’s body was found near West Pender and Carral Street shortly after midnight, the Vancouver Police Department said in a news release.
The force had few other details, saying the victim hasn’t been identified yet and no suspects have been arrested.
Ben Wilson was in the area around 3:20 am and tweeted photos of the emergency response, saying he saw a tarp and dozens of evidence markers at the scene.
#BreakingNews… (3:20am Monday 6 Feb.) A major police presence on Pender btwn Carrall & Taylor streets. Several blocks are taped off, police cars are everywhere, an ambulance remains, at least one tarp is up and there are dozens of evidence markers on the ground. #Vancouver 1/3 pic.twitter.com/tZtIdvcMwC
— BEN WILSON (@BenWilsonThings) February 6, 2023
“Several blocks are taped off, police cars are everywhere, an ambulance remains,” he said on Twitter.
#BreakingNews… (3:20am Monday 6 Feb.) A major police presence on Pender btwn Carrall & Taylor streets. Several blocks are taped off, police cars are everywhere, an ambulance remains, at least one tarp is up and there are dozens of evidence markers on the ground. #Vancouver 2/3 pic.twitter.com/zIpTpnGhoz
— BEN WILSON (@BenWilsonThings) February 6, 2023
#BreakingNews… (3:20am Monday 6 Feb.) A major police presence on Pender btwn Carrall & Taylor streets. Several blocks are taped off, police cars are everywhere, an ambulance remains, at least one tarp is up and there are dozens of evidence markers on the ground. #Vancouver 3/3 pic.twitter.com/M7zHp88p3a
— BEN WILSON (@BenWilsonThings) February 6, 2023
Police are asking anyone who has information about what happened to contact their homicide unit at 604-717-2500.