Vancouver police are investigating after a 60-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment at the edge of Chinatown.
Police say a maintenance worker found Maggie Nelson’s body on Wednesday, in the building near Keefer Street and Gore Avenue.
Investigators deemed the death suspicious, and said Friday they were now treating it as a homicide.
Police said they have not arrested anyone, but they do not believe there is a risk to the general public.
“I can’t speak to the cause of death or any potential suspects who may be out there but I can assure you our investigators are working to collect evidence and this is an investigative priority for us,” said VPD Const. Steve Addison.
Addison later said the incident was not random, but would not say how Nelson died.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Vancouver police.