Vancouver homicide investigators identify victim of fatal shooting

A home in East Vancouver was the scene of a homicide on Sunday, April 6, 2025.

Homicide investigators have identified the victim of a deadly shooting inside an East Vancouver home over the weekend.

Benn Robert Arthur Harrison, 49, was gunned down in a house near North Kootenay and Dundas streets just after 4:30 a.m. Sunday, according to authorities.

Two suspects in their 20s were taken into custody at the scene but have not been charged, the Vancouver Police Department said in an update Tuesday.

Police had responded to a 911 call at the home at approximately 4:40 a.m. Investigators remained at the scene in the Burnaby Heights neighbourhood throughout the day, collecting evidence and interviewing residents.

No details have been released about the relationship – if any – between the victim and the suspects.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Vancouver Police Department’s homicide unit at 604-717-2500.