Man arrested after suspicious death in Vancouver Island First Nation: RCMP
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A man was found dead in a home in the Ditidaht First Nation on Vancouver Island Saturday morning, prompting local council to ask residents to shelter in place.
A man was found dead in a home in the Ditidaht First Nation on Vancouver Island Saturday morning, prompting local council to ask residents to shelter in place.
Mounties provided few details about the incident that began just before 7 a.m. on the Island’s southwest.
The Lake Cowichan RCMP said officers arrived to find a deceased adult man. “Due to the situation at hand, other support units were called to assist, including the Emergency Response Team,” the detachment wrote in a news release.
Police said the ERT helped arrest an adult man a short time later “without further incident.” Vancouver Island’s Major Crime Unit has taken conduct of the investigation.
“Police believe this to be an isolated incident and do not feel there is any further risk to the general public,” the RCMP wrote.
In a notice posted on the First Nation’s Facebook page, Ditidaht Chief Councillor Judi Thomas asked residents to stay indoors with their windows closed as the police incident unfolded.
The community’s annual general meeting was postponed Saturday and the visitor centre and store was closed.
