British Columbia

IHIT investigating after dead man found inside a burnt truck in Squamish, B.C.

Police in Squamish are asking for the public's help in helping solve a homicide case in the community.

The vehicle was found on June 14 on a forest road north of the municipality

A stock photo of a 2000 red GMC Yukon XL, the same type of vehicle where a dead man was found inside on a Squamish, B.C. logging road on June 14, 2017. (IHIT)

Police in Squamish are asking for the public's help to solve a homicide case in the community. 

On June 14, officers were called to a burned vehicle on the Cheekye Forest Road. When they arrived, they found a dead man inside the truck, a 2000 red GMC Yukon XL.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has now determined his death was a homicide. 

"Due to the difficulty of fire investigations and the suspicious nature of the incident IHIT was engaged from the onset," said Squamish RCMP Cpl. Sascha Banks in a statement. 

Anyone with information about the vehicle, or who saw suspicious activity on Cheekye Forest Road on June 13 or 14, is asked to call the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT — or if they wish to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-TIPS.