Authorities have charged a 27-year-old man, Mohammed Arif Ansari, with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of indignity to human remains in connection with the tragic 2022 deaths of Kiesha Garie, 31, and Umair Kasim, 30. The victims, both residents of Coquitlam, were found inside a vehicle near École Alpha Secondary School in Burnaby on October 17, 2022, after having been reported missing to Coquitlam RCMP.
According to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), this incident is believed to be a targeted homicide where the victims and the accused were acquainted with each other.
