Murder-suicide suspected cause of 3 deaths in Surrey home, police say

Homicide investigators believe three people found dead in a Surrey home Monday afternoon were killed in a murder-suicide.

"It appears so," IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Timothy Pierotti said in an interviewwhen asked if that's what happened.

"We can say that we believe there's no outstanding suspects, anything like that, or any outstanding murder weapons."

The three people have not yet been identified by police, but people laying flowers and visiting the Fraser Heights home Tuesday identified them as husband and wife Leo Li andTiffany Liand their adult son Daniel Li.

"It's a very decent family, and they liked the life very much," saidJuan Zou, who had dropped by. "They enjoy the life and Canada's life."

Zou said the family ran a tutoring business, somethingothers in the neighbourhood also told CBC.

The three bodies were foundaround noon Monday inside thehome on 112 Avenue near156 Street by Surrey RCMP. Theyturned the case over to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

Police previously said the three adults found were all believed to be related and lived in the home, and no one else was inside.

'Always smiling, helped people'

A steady stream of people came by the house Tuesday. Wordspread fast through WeChat about the deaths, according to one neighbour.

Many people were emotional, shedding tears. Flowers were left outside the police tape cordoning off the yard.

Zou said Leo andTiffany both graduated fromPeking University, also called Beijing University. They met when they both worked at Metrotown in Burnaby.

Tiffany opened a tutoring business and taught French.

"She was a really nice teacher," said neighbour Connie Kang. "Always smiling. Helped people.Very friendly to neighbours, to all the students."

Leostarted tutoring, too, as did their son Daniel whoattended university in Victoria.

No 'negative' interactions

Pierotti, on Tuesday, said none of the people living inside had any "negative" police contacts prior to the gruesome discovery.

"There was no history at that residence of domestic violence or anything to that effect," he said.

Policesaythey believe there is no ongoing risk to the public.

"We know that this kind of thing can affect an entire community," Pierotti said. "There's lots of people that will be affected by this."