Creston homicide victim identified, suspect arrested after investigation closes busy downtown street

Creston homicide victim identified, suspect arrested after investigation closes busy downtown street

RCMP hope to speak to anyone who saw Larry John Isaac before his death

RCMP say they've arrested a suspect in a homicide investigation that closed a busy portion of Creston, B.C., this week.

The investigation started just after 2 p.m. PT Thursday when police found an unresponsive man near 12th Avenue and Canyon Street, the commercial core of the city of about 5,000 people.

The man, now identified as Larry John Isaac, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A suspect has been arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder and police say he remains in custody.

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Several roads and pathways, including Canyon Street, that were closed as the major crime unit took control of the investigation have since reopened.

Police are hoping to speak to anyone who may have seen Isaac prior to his death.