THE Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) on Wednesday identified the victims who were found deceased inside a vehicle in Burnaby on Monday as 31-year-old Kiesha Garie and 30-year-old Umair Kasim of Coquitlam in hopes of furthering their investigation.
On October 17 at 1:45 p.m., Burnaby RCMP officers located a vehicle containing a deceased man and woman in the 900-block of Alpha Avenue. IHIT took conduct of the investigation and has been working closely with the Burnaby RCMP, the BC Coroners Service and the RCMP Forensic Identification Section.
Both Garie and Kasim had been recently reported missing to the Coquitlam RCMP. IHIT is working with the Coquitlam RCMP and the Burnaby RCMP to build a timeline of events connecting when Garie and Kasim were last seen to when they were located on October 17.
One media report had said that the two were engaged.
“This is a complex investigation that spans multiple jurisdictions,” said IHIT Sgt. Timothy Pierotti of IHIT. “There are people out there who have seen Ms. Garie and Mr. Kasim over the past week, and we are urging them to come forward immediately.”
IHIT is asking that any witnesses or anyone with information regarding the homicides, to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
