Foul play not suspected after RCMP investigate discovery of deceased male

The Prince Rupert detachment of the RCMP  does not suspect foul play, after preliminary investigation into the discovery of the body of a deceased male on the east side of the city.

Details are still rather light in scope, but in a media release today, the RCMP provided some background into the situation and issued a call for the assistance of the public as the investigation moves forward.

Shortly after 7:40 AM on Wednesday morning, the body of the deceased male was discovered in a parking lot in the 1000 block of Chamberlin Avenue in the city, a frontage road that runs parallel to Highway 16.

Chamberlin Avenue  on the city's east side, was the location
of the discovery of a deceased male on Wednesday morning

At the time of the call for service, both members of the detachment and Emergency Health Services personnel attended to the scene.

Following their arrival,  the RCMP's Forensic ID team based out of Terrace, was called in to provide assistance with the investigation to the General Investigation Section of the Prince Rupert Detachment.

The indication from that work being that the situation was not one of a criminal matter, and no concern for public safety was noted in the course of the RCMP advisory. No name has been released pending notification of next of kin.

At this time the scene has been released and we do not suspect foul play to be a factor ... Currently we have identified the man and he is a Prince Rupert area resident, however we are not releasing his name pending a next of kin notification. -- Constable Matt Ericson, spokesman for the Prince Rupert RCMP

As the investigation is still an ongoing concern, the RCMP is asking for the assistance of the public.

Anyone who may have witnessed a man walking in the 1000 block of Chamberlin Avenue between 5 PM of Tuesday, February 3rd and 7:40 AM of Wednesday, February 4th is asked to contact the RCMP.

Those with information to share with the RCMP can call 250-627-0700 or 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

For more background on the investigation see this advisory from the Prince Rupert detachment.

Other media accounts of this incident and more of our archive of past Emergency Service items can be found on our archive page.