Police investigating possible homicide near Kamloops

UPDATE, Feb.4, 2022 RCMP have identified the victim as Jagraj Dhinsa, an 18-year-old student at Sa-Hali Secondary School in Kamloops, B.C.

Several RCMPunits are investigating after a body was found near Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday.

Police say the body of a young manwas found in the sharedparking lot of a church and health clinic on Tk'emlupste Secwepemc land. No other details about the victim have been released by police.

Although they are awaiting the results of an autopsy, Kamloops RCMP Const. Crystal Evelyn has confirmed investigators are treating the discovery as a homicide.

A black 2014 Honda Accord, found about 22 kilometres easton Dallas Drive at Lafarge Road in Kamloops, was linked to the deceased.

Evelyn says more information will be released as it becomes availableand as it's required to help further the investigation.

The Southeast District Major Crimes Unit, "E" Division Serious Crimes Unit, Forensic Identification Service, Police Dog Service, Kamloops Detachment Serious Crimes Unit, General Investigation Services Team, and Tk'emlups Rural Detachment are all working on the investigation.

They're asking anyone with information or dashcam footage fromthe Chilcotin Road area to Lafarge Road at Dallas Drive in Kamloops from the afternoon of Jan.28 until the morning of Jan. 29 to contact theSoutheast District Major Crimes Unit at1-877-987-8477.

"An extensivevideo canvass of areas related to this investigation is being conducted in hopes that investigators will be able to confirm a timeline of events to further this investigation,"Insp.Brent Novakoskisaid in a statement.