The RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has taken the reins of an investigation into the sudden death of Tabitha Peters, a 22-year-old woman from Pemberton, after her death was deemed suspicious in consultation with the BC Coroners Service.
Officers were alerted to a report of an unconscious woman in a property on Prospect Street in Pemberton on Feb. 22, around 10 a.m., IHIT said in a Feb. 27 release.
“First responders, including British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS), attended the location but the woman was declared deceased on scene,” the release said.
IHIT is investigating in partnership with the Integrated Forensic Identification Service, the BC Coroners Service and the Pemberton, Squamish, and Whistler detachments of the RCMP.
Initial evidence suggests the death is an isolated incident, with no ongoing risk to the public, the release said.
"We are in the beginning stages of our investigation,” said Cpl. Esther Tupper of IHIT in the release. “We’re asking anyone with information to please come forward."
The investigation team is asking anyone with information about the investigation to call the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email them at [email protected].
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