Man in custody after slaying in Richmond industrial park

Homicide investigators have a suspect in custody after the murder of a man at a business inside a Richmond industrial park.

Cpl. Meghan Foster, of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, said police were called about the slaying about 6:30 a.m. Monday near Viking Way and Cambie Road.

Officers found a man inside the business who had succumbed to injuries “consistent with homicide,” Foster said.

“Shortly after the homicide occurred, a male suspect was identified and apprehended by police. The male suspect remains in custody, and IHIT is liaising with Crown Counsel to determine if he will face any homicide-related charges,” she said. “The investigation is in its infancy, but police believe that the homicide was not a random event. The male victim’s identity will not be released as it does not currently further the police investigation.”

Foster said the two parties believed to be involved knew each other.

Yellow police tape surrounded the offices of Boan Driving School, 102-3600 Viking Way, most of Monday.

The business was incorporated in 2014, according to documents from the corporate registry. The single director, Martin Shen, is listed online as the company’s driving instructor teaching students how to get their Class 1 licence.

No one answered the company’s office or cellphone number Monday.

The murder is the second in Richmond in just week. On Jan. 10, 21-year-old Calvin Chi Hang Zhao, of Vancouver, was shot to death in a black Jeep SUV near Ash Street and Granville Avenue.

No one has been charged.