RCMP in Prince George investigating 2 suspicious deaths in 2 days

RCMP in Prince George say they are investigating two suspicious deaths over the weekend.

The first investigation was launched after Prince George RCMP found a body off the Salmon River Forest Service Roadjust north of city limits around 3 p.m. PT Saturday.

The North District Major Crimes Unit and B.C. Coroners Service have taken over the investigation.

Then on Sunday, shortly after 10:30 a.m. PT,police were called to the 2000-block of Quince Street, near the city's downtown, for a report of a dead woman.

Investigators in both cases have deemed the deaths to be suspicious but do not believe there is a wider risk to the public, according to RCMP releases.

Prince George has already recorded two homicides this year, following a shooting at a homeless encampment in January and a fatal shooting on downtown Victoria Street in February.

In 2023, the city recorded eighthomicidesthe most ever in a calendar year.

Prince George RCMPSupt. Shaun Wright is scheduled to a present his 2023 year in review report to city council at a regular public meeting on Monday night.

According to publicly available slides from the report, violent crime in 2023 was up over the previous three years, with more than 1,400assault calls.