RCMP investigates double homicide in Chipman

Mounties responded to report of vehicle on fire Monday morning, discovered two bodies

Two bodies were found in a burning SUV in Chipman on Monday morning, and the RCMP’s major crime unit is investigating the case as a double homicide, the Mounties said Wednesday.

“On Nov. 25, 2024, at approximately 8 a.m., members of the Chipman RCMP detachment responded to a report of a vehicle on fire with two people inside, off Midland Road in Chipman,” the RCMP said in a news release issued Wednesday morning.

An RCMP cruiser. (Photo: Facebook)

“When police arrived at the scene, they located the bodies of two individuals inside a white Chevrolet Equinox that had been consumed by fire.”

Major crime unit detectives are treating both deaths as homicides, it said.

“Investigators are still working to positively identify the two victims given the nature of the way they were found,” New Brunswick RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Hans Ouellette told the Fredericton Independent on Wednesday morning.

He said the force will provide further information to the public when appropriate.

The release made no mention of suspects or arrests, and the RCMP issued a call for tips from the public that can aid with the ongoing investigation.

Anyone who might have been travelling in the area, who resides in the area and has camera footage from between 8 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m., or who otherwise has relevant information to call the RCMP's major crime unit at 1-888-506-RCMP (7267).

Those wishing to provide information anonymously can do so through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the secure P3 Mobile App or visiting Secure Web Tips online at www.crimenb.ca.

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