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Woman arrested at scene of ‘suspicious death’ in Coquitlam park

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WATCH: Woman arrested after small fire sparks suspicious death investigation in Coquitlam park – Mar 10, 2020

Homicide detectives have been deployed to a Coquitlam park following the discovery of the “evidence of a suspicious death.”

Coquitlam RCMP were initially called to Minnekhada Regional Park shortly after 6 a.m., when Coquitlam firefighters found a “small but suspicious fire” in the 4000 block of Quarry Road, according to Mounties.

Police aren’t saying what evidence was found at the site, but say they arrested a woman at the scene.

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The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) was later activated and spent much of Tuesday on scene.

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