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Body found in Surrey alleyway spurs homicide investigation

Click to play video: 'IHIT investigates discovery of body in Surrey’s Whalley neighbourhood'
IHIT investigates discovery of body in Surrey’s Whalley neighbourhood
WATCH: Late Wednesday afternoon, a body was found in an alley near Old Yale Road and 103 A Avenue. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was called in as it appears criminal activity is at play. Neighbours say there has been a weird smell in the area, and as Janet Brown reports, officers seemed to be focused on a yellow bin – May 11, 2023

B.C. homicide investigators have been called to a scene in Surrey where a body was found in an alleyway.

Surrey RCMP said the body was found around 5 p.m. on Wednesday near 103A Avenue and Old Yale Road, in the Whalley neighbourhood.

Early indications have investigators believing crime is a factor in the death, and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is now on the case.

IHIT investigators were seen in Whalley, Thursday morning. Global News
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“The area surrounding the scene will be cordoned off for a significant amount of time,” Surrey RCMP Cpl. Vanessa Munn said in a release.

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“Officers are interviewing witnesses and canvassing the area for further information and evidence.”

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Submitted video from the scene shows investigators fixated on a yellow bin that was lying on its side in the alleyway.

A home was also taped off and appears to be part of the investigation.

IHIT is expected to release more information Thursday.

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