Coquitlam RCMP is investigating a possible break-and-enter at the Burquitlam home where two people were found dead last week.
Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said the allegations of a B&E were made Oct. 26 and police were still trying to determine the details or whether an offence occurred.
"I can confirm that we have got a report and we do have an open investigation," he said Thursday morning. "We don't know at this point. It could be random or it could be something more targeted. There are many circumstances that we have to examine."
On Oct. 21, eight-year-old Oscar Taitinger and his father, Mark, were found dead at a home on Seaton Avenue.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was at the home for several days after the bodies were found. but Mclaughlin said the scene had been cleared at the time the alleged break-in occurred.
"It should not in any way affect the investigation into the event that IHIT is looking at," he said.
Police have not released the identities of the victims but the mother of the boy, Nicole Taitinger, told CBC News that she had recently left her husband and warned the RCMP that he could be a danger to their children.
Monday, RCMP told The Tri-City News it is conducting an internal investigation and will look at any previous police interactions involving the father.
"Without speaking to any specifics, we can also confirm that there are factors involve in this file that meet our criteria to conduct a review and that review is underway," said Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet, the senior media relations officer with the RCMP's E Division, in a press release. "The review would include any possible circumstances or previous police interactions."
She said police would not be responding to inquiries until the review and the homicide investigation is complete.
Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Michael McLaughlin said incidents like the one that occurred last Monday are extremely rare in the Tri-Cities. He said an internal review of a case of this nature is "fairly standard."
"I imagine [a review] would have happened regardless [of the mother's comments]," he said.
School District 43 is not confirming any information or releasing any details as to whether the boy was one of its students and if counsellors and other supports are being made available to staff and students.
But in an email, SD43 spokesperson Ken Hoff said: “Any time a student dies suddenly and unexpectedly, a District Critical Incident Team is mobilized to provide support to students, staff and the school community. Typically, the team is activated immediately and remains onsite as long as necessary to provide comfort and guidance.”
