“Investigation Launched After Deadly Incident at Surrey, BC Apartment”

Homicide police are investigating after one person was found dead and another seriously injured in a Surrey, BC apartment on Sunday.

Firefighters were first called to the 14900 block of 102A Avenue building to respond to a fire alarm and sprinkler systems tripping.

Firefighters found a woman dead and a man with life-threatening injuries in one of the housing units just after 6 p.m. PT.

The man was taken to the hospital.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said the woman’s death was a homicide but did not release any further information on the cause of death.

In an interview Monday, IHIT Sgt. Timothy Pierotti said investigators had identified both the woman and man, but their names would not be released because their families had not been notified.

He said police are still trying to confirm how the man and woman might be connected, but police don’t believe they were family.

“We’re still trying to learn as much as we can about everyone involved,” Pierotti said.

“If you know the people who live in this apartment could you please contact IHIT, we would like to get enough background information to give us a full picture of what happened here.”

Pierotti said investigators are also trying to determine if the fire alarm was accidental or linked to the murder.

RCMP said the building had been evacuated and investigators confirmed there was no fire. All people living in the building are “indefinitely” away due to the sprinklers, police added.

In an email, Surrey Fire Service confirmed it had responded to the incident but postponed interview requests to IHIT.

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