Port Hardy RCMP have launched a homicide investigation after an individual who is believed to have been assaulted died after being transported to hospital.
Police said they received a report just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday about an incident on Park Drive.
The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit has been deployed to assist with the case.
Forensic officers and the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Coroners Service are also part of the investigation.
Evidence is still being gathered and no further details are being released at this time, police said.
Anyone with information or who has dashcam video from the area is asked to call the VIIMCU Information Line at 250-380-6211. — ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½