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IHIT Confirms Intimate-Partner Murder-Suicide in Abbotsford Seniors’ Deaths

Investigators say evidence points to domestic violence between the 80-year-old couple; they confirm there is no ongoing danger to the public.

Police discovered the bodies of two people at a home in the King's Gate townhouse complex in Abbotsford after responding to calls of a violent disruption on June 30, 2025.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team truck is shown in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
File photo: The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team

Overview

  • Abbotsford police responded just before 8 p.m. Monday to a dispute at a home on the 36000 block of McKee Road and discovered an 80-year-old man and woman dead.
  • The RCMP-led Integrated Homicide Investigation Team took over the file and on Wednesday classified the incident as a murder-suicide.
  • Investigators say the evidence indicates the man killed his partner before taking his own life.
  • Authorities confirm they are not seeking any suspects and emphasize that the community faces no further risk.
  • Victim services and crisis support resources, including the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, have been offered to family members and local residents.