Foul play suspected after body found in burning vehicle in Popkum, B.C.
Homicide investigators are looking into the death of a person who was found after a vehicle fire in Popkum, B.C., late Sunday night.
Police say they were called out around 11:35 p.m. PT on Sunday to the 52100-block of Cheam Road in Popkum, an area near Chilliwack close to cottage resorts and a water park.
They say they found one person inside a vehicle which was on fire. Criminality is suspected, police say. Police have not released any details about the person's identity.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is now looking into the case, and they say investigators will be on the scene for a significant amount of time on Monday.
Anyone with more information, including dashcam footage in the area of Cheam Road and Bridal Falls Road between 8 p.m. on Sunday and 2 a.m. on Monday, is asked to call police.
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