One man has been arrested after a dead body was found in an apartment in west Abbotsford following reports of a shooting on Monday (Aug. 11) afternoon.
Abbotsford Police Department officers responded to the shots fired call at around 4 p.m. and quickly determined that the incident was isolated to a third floor unit of an apartment at 30490 Cardinal Ave.
They found a deceased man inside the unit and also located another man at the scene. That man was arrested and remains in police custody. The APD stated that there is no ongoing risk to the public following this incident.
The investigation is still in its early stages and additional resources have been deployed to uncover the full circumstances of the incident. The APD's Major Crime Unit is transitioning the investigation to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), which will be providing further updates as the investigation advances.
Anyone with information related to this incident is urged to contact the IHIT Infoline at 1-877-551-4448.
The apartment is part of the brand new Highstreet Village complex, which is located across from Highsteet Shopping Centre and opened earlier this year. The building one of nine multi-phased mid-rise condominiums to go along with 131 townhomes built on the site. This particular building is the first of nine completed.
The project was given final approval by council at the time in September 2021.