Four people have been arrested in connection to a homicide in North Vancouver. They appeared in court on Friday, Oct. 2, but their case has now been put over until Monday, Oct. 5. They remain in custody, and left the courthouse on Friday in a vehicle with red consular plates.
The accused were arrested after a body was found in a car on Sept. 29, just after 3 a.m. in an area near Wellington Avenue.
Police were responding to reports of an alleged kidnapping, and eventually found the victim deceased.
Investigators believe it was a targeted attack, and a source told Global News it was a kidnapping that went awry.
The victim was being held for $200,000 – but when the money was procured, it allegedly wasn’t enough. The source says he then tried to escape, but died in the process.
Twenty three-year old Tian Zhang and 21-year-old Casey Hiscoe are charged with kidnapping and indignity to a body. Twenty-year-old Dyllan Green and 18-year-old Jacob Gorelik have been charged with indignity to a body.
None of them have been charged with murder, and the victim’s identity has not been released “for investigative reasons”, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT).
“At this point there has been a great deal of speculation regarding the circumstances of this investigation,” said Sgt. Stephanie Ashton with IHIT. “In an effort to protect the integrity of this investigation, there is limited information available.”
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Three cars were towed from the scene on Tuesday – a white Bentley, a black BMW SUV and a black Chevy Malibu. IHIT will not say if the victim was shot.
Neighbours say they did not hear any gunshots.
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