Kamloops homicide victim identified

Feb 3, 2022 | 6:28 PM

The identity of a man found deceased in a rural area or Kamloops and Tk’emlúps traditional territories has been confirmed.

The body was discovered at around 8 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29.

Police responded to a request to assist ambulance in a parking lot of St. Joseph’s Cemetery/Tk’emlúps Health Clinic/Tk’emlúps Church on Chilcotin Road, where the deceased man was located.

The man had suffered injuries, and the B.C. Coroners Service performed an autopsy, which led to the identification of 18-year-old Jagraj Dhinsa.

The Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU), who are investigating this case, did not release a cause of death, but did state that this was a homicide.

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“Police are revealing Jagraj Dhinsa’s name to further the developing investigation,” said Inspector Brent Novakoski, Southeast District Senior Investigating Officer of the BC RCMP Major Crime Section.

“We are asking anyone who had contact with Mr. Dhinsa on Jan. 28 or 29, or who has information that may help investigators in determining Mr. Dhinsa’s activities and whereabouts leading up to his death, to please contact police as soon as possible.”

Police say evidence found near the body link Dhinsa to a black 2014 Honda Accord, which was located on Dallas Drive at Lafarge Rd in Kamloops.

“In investigations like this, early tips and information from the public can be crucial,” added Insp. Novakoski.

“We are reaching out to the public and asking them to please provide us with any video surveillance, cellphone or dash-cam footage in the Chilcotin Road area to Lafarge Road at Dallas Drive in Kamloops from the afternoon of Jan. 28 until the morning of Jan. 29.”

Police are being assisted by the SED MCU, E Division Serious Crime Unit, Forensic Identification Service, Police Dog Service, Kamloops Detachment Serious Crime Unit and General Investigation Team, and Tk’emlúps Rural Detachment members to collect evidence related to the investigation. The B.C. Coroners Service is conducting a concurrent investigation.

Anyone with information related to the case is asked to call the SED MCU at 1-877-987-8477.

by Liam Verster

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