At least six adult males were found slain in a Surrey, B.C., highrise by firefighters Friday after initial reports of a gas leak proved to be a multiple homicide.The RCMP was called to the 15th floor of a highrise apartment building at 9830 Whalley Ring Road at 4:30 pm Friday.Cpl. Dale Carr of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said at least six adults were found dead in the apartment, but he would not specify their race or gender.“In 25 years of policing in the Lower Mainland, I don’t recall another single incident where we’ve had this many casualties,” said Cpl. Carr.He said it’s too early to tell how the individuals died.“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.”Surrey RCMP Sgt. Roger Morrow described the scene as grisly.“What it looks like is a very dramatic homicide scene,” Sgt. Morrow said. “What I’ve been told is that they’ve had blood about their faces.”Cpl. Carr said that generally, Surrey is a safe community, but added “at this time it’s difficult for us to say who’s safe and not safe.”Cpl. Carr said it’s going to take the better part of the night and through the weekend for several homicide teams to determine what happened. Investigators examined the room well into Friday evening.
“There are a hundred more apartments in the building and we have a lot of canvassing to do and a lot of work to find out who these people are,” said Cpl. Carr.
He wouldn’t speak to the nature of the injuries, but said police have an idea how a couple of individuals died.“Anyone who had to get out of the King George station were out of luck,” he said.The nearby Days Inn on King George Highway was locked down by police shortly after five for about three hours, said Marie Huesmann, a front desk clerk at the hotel.“No one was allowed to come in or leave the building,” she said. “No vehicles were allowed to leave. The police told us there was a gas leak and not to turn on the heating or air conditioning and no smoking. The police officers were very strict about that.”Traffic resumed and hotel customers started entering the building around 8 p.m, said Ms. Huesmann.Cpl. Carr said one of the things police are trying to determine was why the incident was initially reported as a gas leak.
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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.