1 in custody after suspicious death in Saanich, B.C., police say

A Saanich Police Department vehicle. (Saanich Police / Twitter)

Major crime investigators have taken one person into custody after a suspicious death on Vancouver Island.

The Saanich Police Department’s major crime unit was called in on Monday to investigate the death, which occurred inside a home in the 1600 block of Blair Avenue, the department said in a news release Tuesday.

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit has since taken over the investigation, police said, adding that “the public should expect a sustained police presence in the area” as investigators continue their work.

“One individual is currently in custody in connection to this matter,” the release reads. “At this time, we believe this was an isolated incident, and there is no indication that anyone else is outstanding.”

Police shared no information about the victim or the person in custody, nor about what relationship, if any, they have to each other.

They also, notably, did not describe the incident as a homicide or the person in custody as a suspect.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about the suspicious death to contact the VIIMCU information line at 250-380-6211.