Vancouver man charged in connection to 2021 homicide in 70 Mile House

An RCMP collar tab pin is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

A Vancouver man has been arrested and charged with second degree murder in connection to a death that occurred in B.C.’s 70 Mile House on Boxing Day four years ago.

Police were called to a report of an unresponsive male at a residence in the 2600 block of Komori Road, at 11:33 a.m. on Dec.26, 2021, Mounties said in a release issued Saturday.

Officers arrived to find 52-year-old The Thanh (Ted) Nguyen lying at the threshold of an outbuilding at the Komori Road property. Despite life-saving efforts, Nguyen was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

According to the RCMP, a suspect was arrested while fleeing south, through the village of Clinton, but was released from custody the following day without charge.

The investigation concluded when a charge of second degree murder was approved, and 64-year-old Chinh Duc Vu of Vancouver was arrested on Friday, said police.

“The securing of charge approval was the culmination of the tireless efforts involving investigators from the Southeast District Major Crime Unit, BC RCMP Forensic Identification Services, E-Division Headquarters and the Burnaby RCMP” said Staff Sgt. Jason Smart.

Vu is due to appear in court in Kamloops, April 3.