At just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday Jul 23rd, the Maple Ridge Fire Department reported a vehicle fire and a break and enter in progress at the 11800 block of 239th Street in Maple Ridge.
Ridge Meadows RCMP were called to the address earlier in the day around a 6:40 p.m. when a dispute was reported to them. Officers spoke with several individuals but did not make any arrests.
At the scene, Officers found two vehicles and the attached garage on fire, and two people dead inside the home, a man and a women in their 60s. The RCMP believe the suspect was armed with a weapon.
The RCMP and Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team managed to enter that home where they found another person dead. According to the Independent Investigations Office of B.C, the third person died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted injury.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) have stated “Based on initial investigative steps, investigators believe this to be a targeted and isolated incident, as a result of a dispute between neighbours who were known to each other.”
The IHIT has claimed there are no outstanding suspects.