Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Vancouver homicide

A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a woman found ata house in Vancouver's Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood early Saturday, according to police.

Officers were called out to the home near Rupert Street and Euclid Avenuearound midnight PT on Saturday, according to Vancouver Police Department (VPD) spokesperson Sgt. Steve Addison.

There, they found one woman in her 20s dead at the scene, and another man in his 20s who had to be taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police arrested a 46-year-old suspect at the scene.

On Sunday, they identified him asTenzin Choigey. He is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Roshnee Gurung, 26. He has also been charged with aggravated assault.

VPD did not confirm whether the suspect was previously known to police. The name of the 27-year-old assault victim was not released.

Addison said Choigeyremainsin custody, and online court records show his next court appearance will be on Nov. 26.

Investigators are asking anyone with information on the case to contact police.