A Drug Lab and a Dead Body in Kits
Kitsilano’s citizen journalists are hard at work – I received this note via email this evening:
Not exactly the nice uplifting stuff that you usually post in the weblog but…. a dead body was found in a drug lab at 2525 Balsam (between Broadway and 10th at the north end of Connaught Park)around 5:30 -6:00. I hear that neighbours reported a foul odor and upon investigation the police found the body and lab. The fire department has at least 6 trucks on site as well as haz mat teams, city utility trucks etc. The road is police taped off at both ends and a large yellow tent is in the middle of the road. It appears that the investigation and clean-up will extend for quite some time.
Nothing confirmed on the mainstream media websites yet.
Update: CKNW has confirmed that the deceased is the 44 year-old male resident.
Monday Update: More details from The Province.
The Vancouver Sun reported that the victim is Paul Haden, 44, who had lived in the 23-unit apartment building at 2525 Balsam for about eight years. His exact cause of death has not been determined yet.
[...] ten days ago, a man was found dead and an amateur drug lab was discovered on the third floor of the same building in the 2500 block of Balsam Street in Vancouver. The [...]