2 dead after reported hostage situation in Campbell River, B.C.

Two people are dead in Campbell River, B.C., after a dramatic incident at the Discovery Harbour marina unfolded early Monday morning.

RCMP told the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) of B.C. that they received a report of a homicide at the marina, and that hostages were still being held at the scene around 1:45 a.m.

Campbell River RCMP, crisis negotiators and members of the Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team responded to the call.

After officers arrived, police say they were able to confirm that the hostages were safe and no longer there.

Officers then tried to negotiate with the male suspect at the scene, RCMP say.

"It is reported that police spoke to the man who was the subject of the initial call to police and who is alleged to have had a weapon," said the IIO in a release Monday.

"Shots were fired, and the man was pronounced deceased at the scene," reads the statement.

Mounties say they are investigating the homicide that they were initially called to.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Campbell River RCMP detachment.