Vancouver police identify victim in Downtown Eastside homicide
Police say 21-year-old Isaiah Elijah Hector Cecil-Johnny, who also went by the street name, Littlebird, was found dead March 20.
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Vancouver police have confirmed that a suspicious death on March 20 is now being investigated as a homicide.
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Investigators also identified the victim as 21-year-old Isaiah Elijah Hector Cecil-Johnny, who also went by the street name Littlebird.
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Shortly after 7:30 a.m., B.C. Emergency Health Services called the VPD to attend the south lane in the 100-block of East Hastings Street because of the suspicious nature of the injuries found on Cecil-Johnny, according to police.
Despite life-saving efforts, the man died. Police didn’t say how the man was killed but said homicide detectives are now investigating.
Anyone who may have interacted with Cecil-Johnny on the evening of March 19, or in the early morning hours of March 20, is asked to call the VPD Homicide Unit at 604-717-2500.
