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Homicide team deployed after apparent abduction in Abbotsford turns deadly

Click to play video: 'IHIT investigates death of Abbotsford beating victim'
IHIT investigates death of Abbotsford beating victim
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is trying to determine the motivation behind an attack that has left a 19-year-old man dead. Abbotsford police were first called to the 29-hundred block of Victoria Street in the early hours of January 27th after witnesses reported a man being beaten and then taken away in a vehicle.

Homicide investigators have been deployed to Abbotsford, B.C., after a 19-year-old man was seen being taken away in a vehicle before later turning up with fatal injuries.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) says the incident was originally reported shortly before 2 a.m. on Jan. 27.

Witnesses called police to report seeing a man being assaulted in the 2900-block of Victoria Street before being taken away in a vehicle.

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The victim was found about three hours later in the Crescent Beach area of Surrey with “severe injuries,” according to IHIT.

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He died in hospital on Saturday.

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“The victim had his whole life ahead of him and sadly, his family is now left in grief with many unanswered questions,” IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Freda Fong said.

IHIT said it believes the incident was targeted and that there was no risk to the general public.

Police are seeking witnesses and video to help with the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact IHIT at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

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