Six males slain in Surrey mass killing
SURREY, B.C.  The RCMP says the six people found dead in a Surrey, B.C. apartment Friday are all males and the incident does not appear to have been a random act of violence.
Corporal Dale Carr of the integrated homicide investigation team told a news conference outside the building Saturday that the victims appear to have been targeted.
He described the scene as grisly and said the team is still trying to identify the victims.
He termed it "a very complex crime scene" and said the bodies were found in various rooms of the apartment. He said he was not prepared to get into details as to how the victims may have died.
RCMP Cpl. Dale Carr walks near the scene in Surrey, B.C. Saturday after briefing the media. The bodies of six men we discovered Friday night in a suite in the apartment building picture in the background. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Lam) Videos Latest from murder scene CTV Newsnet: Todd Battis reports from Surrey, B.C. RCMP investigate six deaths CTV Newsnet: Homicide team investigates mass murder in Surrey, B.C.
The 15th floor of the apartment building remains evacuated and Cpl. Carr thanked the people displaced from that floor for their co-operation.
Cpl. Carr said it is too early in the investigation to be certain but at this stage it does not appear that the apartment was being used as a drug grow-op, as had been suggested by neighbours.
Sergeant Roger Morrow said in a news conference Friday near the murder scene that the first emergency call came in as a report of a gas leak with multiple victims, triggering a massive police and fire response.
"Initially, it was [a report of] a gas leak. A very large area was cordoned off for fear of an explosion," he said.
Police cordoned off several blocks, called out the hazardous materials team and shut down the SkyTrain light-rail station nearby. But emergency responders to the tall concrete building near 98th Avenue and King George Highway quickly realized they we're dealing with a mass murder scene.
Sgt. Morrow said he did not know whether the call about a gas leak was genuine and related to the murders. He later said police believe there was no gas leak.
Across the parking lot, police cars, ambulances and fire trucks could be seen lined up near the entrance to the apartment block, where lights were on in most residences.
Traffic was snarled for dozens of blocks around the area as roads were blocked off with barricades. The temporary shutdown of the King George SkyTrain station forced people to walk to shuttle buses through a pounding rain storm.
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At least six people are confirmed murdered inside a high rise apartment located in Surrey just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada, in what is being called a "graphic mass-murder". The bodies were discovered on October 19 at approximately 4:30 p.m. (PT).

Residents living near the house called authorities when they reported the smell of what they believed to be natural gas, coming from inside the house and that there were possibly several people inside. The fire department and police arrived in full force and told nearby residents to evacuate, shutting down the roads and stopping train service surrounding the property. When police later entered the home, they discovered the six individuals. The murder is still under investigation, along with the reports of a gas-like smell.

"We're looking at perhaps a very dramatic homicide scene with as many as six dead. Initially, it was a report of a gas leak. A very large area was cordoned off for fear of an explosion. As to how this call comes in as a gas leak, that's going to come out in the investigation", said Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesman, Sgt. Roger Morrow.

The identity, race and sex of the individuals are not known. Police also have not yet determined if the mass murder was a result of a murder-suicide. Police have not stated the form of murder and there are no reports of any suspects being in custody.

"It's hard to say whether its gang-related, some sort of attack on a group of individuals, or whether it's a murder-suicide. Certainly it's a concern to us and we understand it's a concern in the community", said Integrated Homicide Investigation Team member, Cpl. Dale Carr.