Vancouver/Lower Mainland Violent Deaths 2010

   
   

VICTIM NOT IDENTIFIED

At approximately 3:25 AM Surrey RCMP received a report of an altercation in an apartment building near 134th St & 71st Ave.  A man's body was found inside an elevator.  IHIT has taken over the investigation, and five people were taken into custody for questioning.   IHIT FILE #2010-0547   Jan. 30, 2010   Stabbing

   

CLIFF SOUMPHONH THAMMAVONGSA

Police say Cliff Soumphonh Thammavongsa, 22, was driving west in the 1500-block of E 10th Ave shortly after 1pm when he was shot in the torso. His car then collided with another vehicle.  He died in hospital.  Mr. Thammavongsa was not known to police.   VPD #2   Jan. 27, 2010   Victim identified   Shooting   Driver shot   Man shot dead driving

 

 

TYLER ANDREW DZIWAK

The Abbotsford Police Department received a call just before 3:00pm reporting that a male was suffering from a stab wound to the chest. The caller indicated that the male was located in a driveway in the 2000-block of Ross Rd.  They discovered a male in his 20’s with a very serious injury to his chest. He was transported to hospital where he died a short time later.  Police can now confirm that the man found stabbed at a rural residence in Abbotsford and later died was 24-year-old Tyler Andrew Dziwak of Abbotsford.   Dziwak is a person that was known to the Abbotsford police.   IHIT File #2010-0346   Jan. 21, 2010   Victim faced drug charges   Stabbing victim identified

 

 

CRAIG MICHAEL HALL

Craig Michael Hall, 29, died after he shot on the steps of a stranger's house in the 4400-block Knight St early in the morning of Jan. 16.  Mr. Hall was known to police.  VPD #1   Jan. 16, 2010  Police identify victim

 

 

SHELDON FLOYD HERRLING

On Thursday January 14, 2010 at approximately 2:30pm the Upper Fraser Valley Regional RCMP received a 911 call regarding a man down in an apartment in the 45700-block of Spadina Ave in Chilliwack. The victim is Sheldon Floyd Herrling, a 32-year-old Chilliwack man. The deceased is known to the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP for his involvement in criminal activity.   File # 2010-0211  Jan. 14, 2010  Victim targeted

   

TEJINDER KAUR DHANOA

Surrey RCMP received a report of a possible missing woman.  When investigators arrived at the family residence, they discovered the body of Tejinder Kaur Dhanoa, 32, who appeared to have met with foul play.  The residence in the 13000-block of English Place was secured and IHIT was called in to conduct a homicide investigation.  The victim's husband, Kamaljit Singh Dhanoa, 33, has been charged with second-degree murder.  IHIT File #2010-0078   Jan. 5, 2010   Husband charged    Missing woman a homicide

   

PETER MARKUS

At approximately 1100 AM Coquitlam RCMP were called to a residence in Wildwood Mobile Park on Cayer St regarding a suspicious circumstance.  Upon arrival, patrol officers entered into the residence and discovered a deceased adult male.  On Jan. 22 investigators from IHIT arrested Darlene Daigle, 42, of Coquitlam.  The deceased is Peter Markus, 39, of Coquitlam.   IHIT File#2010-0065  Jan. 4, 2010  Woman facing murder charge   Domestic related homicide   Suspicious death   Man likely murdered  

   

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