Double homicide suspect found dead

The suspect in a double homicide reported Wednesday has been found dead in Salmo.

Mounties had been searching for a killer after a Calgary man and a B.C. woman were stabbed to death Wednesday near Creston.

The RCMP Southeast District major crime unit was sent from Kelowna to take over the case, and also had been investigating the death of a third person in a nearby village, who was later confirmed to be the suspect.

The RCMP say emergency crews were called just after 7 p.m. about a man and a woman in need of medical assistance at the Highway 3 pullout near the Summit Creek Bridge. Police say both victims had been stabbed and the attacker had apparently fled in a vehicle belonging to one of the victims.

A 40-year-old Calgary man was found in critical condition. Paramedics worked to save his life but he died from his injuries. The second victim, a 25-year-old West Kootenay woman, suffered serious injuries and died in hospital.

Investigators believe the killer and the victims knew each other.

Authorities later found the stolen vehicle near the West Kootenay village of Salmo, about 80 kilometres northwest of Creston.

On Thursday, a man's body was found near a motel in the same town. RCMP confirmed the body was that of the suspect.

“We can appreciate this is not the outcome the victims' families may have hoped for but we hope this news brings them comfort in their grief,” RCMP Staff Sgt. Scott Ashenbrenner said.