Police are looking into a “suspicious death” that occurred in Port Renfrew on Monday, June 23, an incident that led the RCMP to arrest someone at the scene.
Shortly after 9 that evening the Sooke RCMP responded to a report of a man with blood on him near Pachidah Road, which is on the Pacheedaht First Nation reserve.
“As police attended, they also located an injured man who, despite life-saving measures, was later confirmed to be deceased,” stated the RCMP in a press release. “Initial information led investigators to believe the death to be suspicious and was treated as a homicide.”
An RCMP spokesperson noted that evidence from the scene suggests “this was an isolated incident.”
An arrest was made at the scene, and the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit has taken over the investigation.
Anyone with information about this fatal incident is asked to contact the specialized crime unit at 250-380-6211.
