An RCMP patch is seen on the shoulder of a Surrey RCMP Officer in Charge during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023. Four people have been found dead in a home in British Columbia's northwest in what police is calling a homicide. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Republished June 15, 2023 - 3:19 PM
Original Publication Date June 14, 2023 - 6:51 PM
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - A large police presence remains at a home in the northwest British Columbia city of Prince Rupert where four people were found dead.
A neighbour, who didn't want to disclose her name, said Thursday officers appear to be gathering evidence inside and outside the house and a police investigation tent has been set up in the front yard.
She said she did not know the people whose bodies were found inside the home.
Prince Rupert RCMP said a homicide investigation is underway after officers responded to a call Tuesday evening to the 100 block of Silversides Drive.
Police said they do not believe there were outstanding suspects in the case, and there should be no further risk to the public.
Prince Rupert Mayor Herb Pond and North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice said residents in the city of about 12,000 people are in shock over the deaths.
"It's heart wrenching," said Pond in an interview. "In a community of 12,000 people everybody knows somebody who's connected. This is going to echo through the community for sure."
The mayor said the deaths occurred in a suburban area of Prince Rupert known as a family neighbourhood, with larger, upscale homes.
North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice said Prince Rupert is in "shock" over the deaths and "mourning a really sad situation."
The city endured a "similar tragedy" last November, with the murder-suicide of a woman and man that occurred in a local shopping mall, she said.
"I'm encouraging people to hold each other up like we have done once before in tragedy," said Rice.
The names of the four people found dead in the home have not been released.
This report by The Canadian Press was first publishedJune 15, 2023.
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