Victim in suspicious Oak Bay, B.C. death identified as 33-year-old man

Police have identified the man found dead under suspicious circumstances in Oak Bay on Wednesday as 33-year-old Steven Middleton.

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit has taken over the investigation, which was launched when someone found Middleton’s body in the 200-block of Beach Drive.

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Police are now asking for any video shot on Beach Drive between Cadboro Bay Village and Gonzales Bay, or the surrounding streets, between 10 p.m. on Tuesday and 7 a.m. on Wednesday.

No arrests have been made, but police say there is “no information to suggest that there is a risk to the public at this time.”

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Police are also looking for information on Middleton’s activities this week or who had recent contact with him to call the VIIMCU information line at 250-380-6211.

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