Woman found dead on Shuswap street was victim of hit-and-run homicide, police say

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Police in the Shuswap have ruled the death of a woman found dead in Sicamous on New Year’s Day a hit-and-run homicide.

The 64-year-old woman was found dead at about 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 1 on a private road in Cedars RV and Resort on Luoma Road.

“The investigation has led investigators to believe that the woman was struck by a motor vehicle,” Sicamous RCMP Sgt. Murray McNeil said in a news release.

“This is now considered a fatal hit-and-run and we are once again asking the public for information regarding this incident.”

Any witnesses or anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Sicamous RCMP at 250-836-2878 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.