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Man in custody as Nanaimo RCMP investigate homicide

Strathmore RCMP issue a dangerous persons alert, as they look for two armed and dangerous suspects in Wheatland County. File/Global News

Nanaimo RCMP said one man is in custody as they investigated a homicide on Saturday.

Police were called to a business at the corner of Highway 19A and Rutherford Road for a wellness check around 9 a.m., according to an RCMP media release.

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Officers arrived to find the victim dead at the scene, along with a second man who was arrested.

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Forensic investigators were on scene, and police said the area would be taped off for most of the day.

Mounties said they would not be releasing further information on Saturday.

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