Burnaby Homicide

• Trial postponed again for man accused of killing of B.C. teen Marrisa Shen

  Ibrahim Ali is charged with first-degree murder in the 2017 slaying of Marrisa Shen, whose body was found in Central Park in July that year. 

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  Jan 6
  
• Vancouver’s 13th homicide victim of 2022 is a 30-year-old man from Burnaby

  Kevin Liew was found badly injured near the Burnaby Hospital on Nov. 17, and died of his injuries Monday at the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.

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  Dec 7, 2022
  
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• Man and woman found dead in jeep near Burnaby high school, homicide team deployed

  Homicide investigators were deployed to Burnaby Monday where a man and a woman were found dead inside a jeep near a local high school.

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  Oct 17, 2022
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• Man sentenced to life in prison for killing 19-year-old in Burnaby last year

  Ahmed Tahir, 21, was sentenced last Friday for gunning down 19-year-old Blerton Dalipi outside a vape shop on 6th Street in Burnaby, B.C., on May 8, 2021.

  Crime

  Sep 13, 2022
• IHIT identifies Burnaby homicide victim in targeted killing

  The body of 31-year-old Christopher Irwin was discovered in a vacant lot near Norland Avenue and Laurel Street.

  Crime

  Jul 16, 2022
• Homicide investigators suspect foul play after body found in Burnaby, B.C.

  After the body of a man was found in a gravel lot in Burnaby, B.C., police say the victim had suffered 'injuries consistent with foul play' and suspect his killing was targeted.

  Crime

  Jul 14, 2022
• Crown says life with 15 year parole eligibility suitable for former B.C. Lions player

  Former BC Lions player Joshua Boden was found guilty last fall of second-degree murder in the 2009 death of 33-year-old Kimberly Hallgarth.

  Crime

  Jun 18, 2022
• Man charged with murder in Metrotown stabbing was in relationship with victim: police

  Burnaby emergency crews found Melissa Blimkie in a Metropolis at Metrotown mall entrance suffering from stab wounds shortly before noon on Dec. 19.

  Crime

  Jan 19, 2022
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• Stabbing in Metrotown area leaves one dead

  Burnaby RCMP said officers were called to the area around 11:40 a.m., and that the victim was rushed to hospital but did not survive.

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  Dec 19, 2021
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• Innocent bystander struck by bullet during fatal shooting in Burnaby

  "He was an innocent victim, in the wrong place at the wrong time," Assistant Commissioner Manny Mann with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit said Monday morning.

  Crime

  May 10, 2021