by Castlegar Source on Wednesday Apr 28 2021
The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit has deployed to the Shuswap region to assume an investigation into the unexpected death of a woman, according to RCMP Cpl. Jesse O Donaghey
On April 27, a short time after 11:30 p.m., front line Chase RCMP officers were dispatched to a residence situated in the 8600-block of Holding Road near Adams Lake. Once on scene first responders found a deceased woman inside the home.
An adult male was taken into police custody, without incident, by front line RCMP officers at the scene, said Staff Sgt. Scott Aschenbrenner, Unit Commander of the Southeast District Major Crime Unit. He adds that, although a full determination surrounding criminality has not yet been made, the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death are being considered suspicious in nature at this time.
RCMP said Thursday that a man allegedly responsible for a double homicide in Creston on Wednesday evening has been found dead in Salmo. On Jan. 6, 2021 just after 7 p.m., Creston RCMP and emergency medical first responders were called to the Highway 3 pullout near the Summit Creek Bridge for reports of a man and a woman in need of immediate medical assistance. Police learned
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UPDATE 4:00 p.m.
RCMP have confirmed a man found dead in the small B.C. community of Salmo today was the suspect in a double homicide investigation.
Creston RCMP and emergency medical first responders were called to the Highway 3 pullout near the Summit Creek Bridge Wednesday night (Jan. 6) for reports of a man and a woman in need of immediate medical assistance. Police learned that both victims had been stabbed by a suspect who reportedly fled the scene in a motor vehicle associated to one of the victims (link to original news release).
The victim’s vehicle was located and recovered near Salmo and hours later, and a man’s body was found near a motel in the same town.
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