Homicide investigators called to scene of house fire in Langley
Posted June 13, 2020 8:33 pm.
Last Updated June 14, 2020 7:09 am.
LANGLEY (NEWS 1130) — At least one person is dead following a fire that completely destroyed a home in Langley Saturday evening, and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is taking control of the case.
The fire broke out in a residential area near the intersection of Wakefield Drive and 196th Street.
Investigators were expected to provide an update Saturday evening, according to the Langley RCMP.
A social media post from IHIT at 10:00 p.m. says: “We are on scene at a house fire in the 19600-block of Wakefield Drive investigating a suspicious death. It is a dynamic situation and we are busy gathering information in these very early stages of the investigation. No further update at this time.”
Langley Deployment – we are on scene at a house fire in the 19600-block of Wakefield Drive investigating a suspicious death. It is a dynamic situation and we are busy gathering information in these very early stages of the investigation. No further update at this time. pic.twitter.com/nWAIEFGNMl
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) June 14, 2020
