UPDATE: 4:20 p.m.
Police say they responded to the home on Burnaby's 18th Avenue after receiving a 911 call from a woman in need of medical attention. The 45-year-old woman was dead when they arrived.
A 47-year-old man was arrested at the scene a short time after police arrived.
Police have asked anyone with information on the death to call the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team at 1-877-551-4448.
- With files from CTV Vancouver
ORIGINAL: 3:30 p.m.
One man is in custody as Burnaby RCMP investigate a murder.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is at a home behind police tape on the 7900 block of 18th Avenue.
IHIT tweeted at 2:25 p.m. that the murder was “not a random act.”
RCMP have not said much about their investigation, but the home has been teeming with officers since about 2 p.m.
IHIT says more information on the investigation will be released Friday.