Image: IHIT / Police in Mission say detectives from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) have been called out to a rural property in Mission after a 25-year-old man died overnight.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Homicide in Mission

IHIT called to Mission after 25-year-old dies; suspect in custody

May 4, 2024 | 12:13 PM

MISSION — Police in Mission say detectives from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) have been called out to a rural property in Mission after a 25-year-old man died overnight.

According to a statement from Mission RCMP, police in Mission were notified by B.C. Ambulance Service on Friday night, May 3 shortly before 11 p.m. that paramedics had responded to a report of an incident inside a home in the 30000 block of Dewdney Trunk Road.

Officers attended the residence and witnessed a 25-year-old man who was found unresponsive and could not be resuscitated. A suspect was arrested, and remains in police custody, Mission RCMP said.

Mission RCMP says it will be working alongside IHIT investigators to continue collecting evidence at the scene of the incident.

Anyone who may have information regarding the homicide is asked to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448), or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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