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RCMP investigate death

UPDATED: 4:57 p.m.

The Kelowna RCMP is continuing to secure the scene of a death being treated as suspicious in Kelowna's downtown.
 
On Saturday at 1:45 a.m., a 911 emergency call was made and the Kelowna RCMP responded to a report of a sudden death at a residence in the 800 block of Cawston Avenue.

Upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered a deceased 48-year-old woman.

The circumstances surrounding the woman's death are unclear at this time and police are treating her death as suspicious in nature.
 
A 53-year-old Kelowna man has been detained for investigation and remains in police custody. RCMP have reason to believe that this was an isolated incident and the public is not at risk.
 
The investigation, which has been handed over to the Kelowna RCMP Serious Crime Unit (SCU), is in its infancy.

The RCMP continues to work closely with the BC Coroners Service.

The scene has been secured by investigators, who are now awaiting a search warrant for the property. 
 
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Kelowna RCMP Serious Crime Unit (SCU) at 250-762-3300.

Remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, leaving a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net or by texting your tip to CRIMES (274637) ktown.
 
Further information will be provided as it becomes available.
 


Police tape is blocking off the alley in the 700 block, between Cawston Avenue and Coronation Avenue, as the RCMP secure the area for a search warrant.

Little information has been released as to the nature of the incident, but Const. Reg Sahay of the Kelowna RCMP says the call came in at 2 a.m. Saturday morning.

“A neighbour called the police asking for police assistance, and it came in as a man down complaint,” Sahay said.

While Sahay says the investigation is still in the preliminary stages, he says it doesn’t appear to be related to drugs.

Sahay couldn’t confirm if anyone had been taken into custody, but said there was one person currently talking to police.

A neighbour two doors down from the house in question said they hadn't heard anything out of the ordinary the night before, and wasn't even aware of the police presence. 

Another neighbour said there are rarely police incidents on their block.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available. 



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