At approximately 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, police were called to assist Edmonton Fire Rescue Services in response to a burning white Chevrolet pickup truck in the area of 146 Avenue and 25 Street. Once the fire was extinguished, the body of a male was discovered inside the vehicle.
On Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, the Edmonton Medical Examiner completed an autopsy on the deceased male and determined that the manner of death was homicide. The deceased had not yet been identified at the time, and the cause of death was withheld for investigative reasons.
Police have since identified the deceased as Kevin Charles Hind, 29. The cause of death continues to be withheld while officers investigate.
Investigators are releasing surveillance videos of a suspect and two suspect vehicles, a black sedan and a dark coloured SUV. Detectives believe the suspect may have arrived at the scene in the black sedan and left in the SUV.
Caption: male suspect
Caption: black sedan captured on video arriving at scene at the same time as the suspect
Caption: suspect walking through parking lot and dark coloured SUV captured on video leaving scene.
Investigators previously released surveillance video of a suspect and the white Chevrolet truck before it was found burning with the victim’s body inside. The vehicle was captured circling the Fraser neighbourhood between the hours of 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 3 and 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 4.
Anyone who can identify the suspect or who has other information about this homicide can contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com/250.
