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Man dead, woman injured in apparent home invasion in Burnaby, police say

Aman is dead, and a woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries in what police say was initially reported as ahome invasion in Burnaby, British Columbia, on Thursday morning.

IHIT says call initially came in as a home invasion and it is working with RCMP to confirm it

A police SUV sits outside a home with a tree and police tape surrounding it.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is investigating after one man died and a woman was injured in what Burnaby RCMP say was initially reported as a home invasion on June 29, 2023. (Sohrab Sandhu/CBC)

Aman is dead, and a woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries after what police say was a targetedhome invasion in Burnaby, B.C., on Thursday morning.

The Lower Mainland'sIntegrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is now investigating the incident alongside Burnaby RCMP, who first responded to the call.

Mounties were called to a home on the 7000 block of 17th Avenueshortly after 7 a.m. PT on Thursday, Burnaby RCMPsaid in a statement.

A man was found dead at the scene, and a woman, who had sustained non-life-threatening injuries, was located shortly afterwards, RCMP said.

A yard with a fence behind police tape, with one section of fence collapsed.
Police tape blocked off a home where police say a man died and a woman was injured on June 29, 2023. One section of fence was collapsed, and flowerpots could be seen upturned on the otherwise tidy property. (Sohrab Sandhu/CBC)

In a Thursday afternoon statement to CBC, an IHIT spokesperson said they were told the initial call to RCMP was for a home invasion.

"IHIT investigators are currently in Burnaby working with the Burnaby RCMP to confirm if that is, in fact, accurate," wrote Sgt. Timothy Pierotti.

Police tape cordoned off the small,neatly kept home on the typically quiet block Thursday afternoon.

Possible signs of a struggle were visible at the home, with one panel of the wooden fence collapsed on the ground and some flower pots in the home's front area upturned.

With files from Sohrab Sandhu and Moira Wyton