British Columbia

Police investigating suspicious death in rural area of Maple Ridge

The Lower Mainland Integrated Homicide Investigation team is looking into a death in the 24500-block of Lougheed Highway.

Death was in an area of Lougheed Highway used by pedestrians, police said.

The Latin words emblazoned on the IHIT logo mean 'justice for those who have died unfairly.'
Police said they are working on identifying the victim. (Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC)

Homicide detectives are investigating a suspicious death in a rural area of Maple Ridge.

The Lower Mainland Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said it was deploying investigators to the 24500-block of Lougheed Highway on Sunday.

Police describe it as a rural area used frequently by pedestrians.

Officers are working to identify the victim.

They are asking for anyone who may have been in the area to call police.