British Columbia

Vancouver police investigating homicide after young woman found dead on city's east side

Vancouver police say officers were called overnight to a home in an area near Rupert Street and Euclid Avenue on the city's east side.

Woman in her 20s found dead, while second victim, a male in his 20s, left injured

A home with crime tape around it and a 'for sale' sign.
Police say a woman in her 20s was killed and a man in his 20s was injured in this house on Vancouver's Rupert Street early Saturday morning. (CBC)

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Police say they are investigating a homicide following a death in Vancouver's Renfrew-Collingwood area on Saturday morning.

Officers were called out around midnight PT on Saturday to a home in an area near Rupert Street and Euclid Avenue on the city's east side, according to the Vancouver Police Department.

Police say they found a woman in her 20s dead at the scene while a second victim, a male in his 20s, was found with serious injuries and taken to hospital.

"We will be working with the victim to obtain additional information that we hope will assist us in understanding everything that happened," Sgt. Steve Addison said during a media briefing on Saturday. 


Police say they have arrested a 46-year-old suspect, but the individual was not identified and no additional details were released.

Addison did not confirm whether the suspect was previously known to police.

Crime tape surrounds a single-family house.
Police were on the scene of the homicide on Vancouver's Rupert Street on Saturday. (CBC)

Investigators are asking anyone with information on the case to contact police.

VPD's GeoDASH database shows the city has seen 10 homicides during the first 10 months of this year, down from 13 during the same period in 2023.

With files from CBC's Nav Rahi