RCMP on Vancouver Island are investigating a double homicide in the community of Crofton, B.C.
Officers with the North Cowichan-Duncan detachment were called to reports of a “suspicious circumstance” at a home on Crofton Road near MacDonald Road early Saturday morning.
Responding officers found two people dead at the home and a man was arrested at the scene.
Mounties say the man was taken to the RCMP detachment and remains in custody.
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Court records show 33-year-old Justin James Dodd is facing two murder charges, and is due in court on Nov. 2.
Police described the killings as an isolated incident and said there was no risk to the general public.
Anyone with information or who witnessed the incident is urged to contact RCMP at 250-748-5522.
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