Forty-nine-year-old Shawn Clarke from Surrey, who was last been seen in Surrey on April 18, 2023 has been identified as the deceased male. His body was located in the 13000-block of 103a Avenue, Surrey, BC. Officers attended the location and found the adult male who was confirmed to be deceased.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) was deployed to Surrey after the body of a deceased man was located on May 10, 2023 at approximately 5:00 p.m.
In consultation with the BC Coroners Service, the victim’s death was deemed suspicious and as a result, IHIT took conduct of the investigation.
“We are still in the early stages of our investigation. We’ll we working with the Surrey RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit and their Missing Person Unit to advance what’s now become a homicide investigation,” says Sergeant Timothy Pierotti of IHIT. “From the information we have gathered so far, this does not appear to be connected to the BC Gang Conflict.”
IHIT is asking anyone with information to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at [email protected].
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