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Man’s death in Kitsilano park a homicide: Vancouver police

Vancouver police on scene in Kitsilano's Tatlow Park where a body was located Saturday morning. Global News

Vancouver’s latest homicide victim has been identified as 77-year-old Justis Daniel, according to police.

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Officers were called to Tatlow Park on West 3rd Avenue between Bayswater and Macdonald streets on Friday after a body was found in a home in the park.

Neighbors tell Global News Daniel was the longtime caretaker, and that he had not been seen in a few days.

He was described as friendly, but frail with health issues.

Police towed away his vehicle, a Honda Pilot, on Saturday morning, and officers were seen canvassing door to door.

Police said no arrests had been made and had no word on motive.

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This is the city’s 17th homicide of the year.

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Police are looking for dashcam footage and witnesses who were in the area of Tatlow Park and Point Grey Road and West 3rd between Balaclava and Macdonald between 7 a.m. on Dec. 9 and 11 a.m. Dec. 10.

Editor’s note: This is a corrected story. A previous version incorrectly reported the victim’s last name based on information provided and later corrected by Vancouver police. 

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