A man is dead after an altercation in a rural home in the Lake Cowichan area on Saturday, March 26.
Lake Cowichan RCMP received numerous 9-1-1 calls reporting an altercation between two men in a residence.
When police arrived, there were several people in the residence and one man had been stabbed.
BC Emergency Health Services arrived and declared the man to be dead.
One man was taken into custody and later released.
The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit and Lake Cowichan RCMP are investigating the circumstances along with the BC Coroner Service.
This is an isolated incident and there is no risk to the public, RCMP say.
