UPDATE:
The RCMP and BC Coroner’s Service are continuing to investigate the early morning death of a man in Williams Lake Saturday.
Williams Lake RCMP OIC Insp. Jeff Pelley said police received a report of shots fired on 1st Ave. South at about 3 a.m., Oct. 7 and attended the scene to find the man.
“The Williams Lake RCMP believe this to be an isolated incident, and there appears to be no immediate danger to the general public,” Pelley stated in a news release issued Saturday afternoon. “No further information will be released at this time as the investigation continues.”
Williams Lake General Duty, General Investigations Section, Crime Reduction Unit and Forensic Identification Section members were all called in to assist throughout the investigation, he said.
“To respect the privacy of the family, the identity of the male will not be released until the next of kin notification is complete.”
The alley between local businesses on 1st Ave. that was blocked off by police due to the incident has since been reopened to the public.
The RCMP are asking anyone with information or anyone in the area of 1st Avenue South between 2:30 a.m. and 3:15 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2017, to contact the Williams Lake General Investigations Section at 250-392-6211 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Original story:
Police are guarding a scene on First Avenue in Williams Lake this morning (Saturday) where a body was discovered.
A tent and white tarp protected the body, while police tape blocked off the area.
Police on scene said they are in the very early stages of an investigation into the death.