Triple homicide in Burns Lake

One man has been arrested following a triple homicide in Burns Lake Monday.

Burns Lake RCMP were called out to a home in the 200-block of Fifth Avenue at 8:25 a.m. after receiving a report of potential foul play.

Officers entered the residence and found three people, one woman and two men, dead inside. The identities of all three victims are not being released at this time.

A 54-year-old Burns Lake man has been arrested in connection with the homicides and is currently in police custody pending a Justice of the Peace hearing this afternoon.

Police believe this to be an isolated incident and there is no further risk to the public.

The North District Major Crime Unit, Prince George Forensic Identification Unit, and members from the North District General Investigative Unit, out of Terrace and Prince George, are assisting the Burns lake RCMP in their investigation.