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WATCH: Dramatic takedown in New Westminster may be connected to East Vancouver homicides

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Arrests made in East Vancouver double homicide
WATCH: Police are on scene at a home in New Westminster, where arrests have been made in the double homicide that took place in Vancouver over the weekend. Robin Stickley has the details – Sep 19, 2016

There was a dramatic and public takedown in New Westminster on Monday.

Sources tell Global News at least three people have been arrested in connection with a double homicide in East Vancouver over the weekend.

The incident happened on East 8th Avenue between Richmond Street and Blair Avenue.

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Witnesses say there was a police pursuit with bean bag rounds reportedly fired at the suspects.

The area was locked down for several hours.

At least two suspects were seen being loaded into police vehicles.

On Saturday, the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered in a East Vancouver home.

Police have now confirmed their deaths are homicides.

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Vancouver Police are not disclosing a lot of information other than describing the investigation as a “delicate unfolding situation.”

This is Vancouver’s sixth and seventh homicides of the year.

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