Escaped Metro Vancouver murder suspect may be trying to flee Canada: B.C. RCMP

Mounties are looking for a man accused of murder who they say is unlawfully at large after he left the North Fraser Pre-Trial Centre in Port Coquitlam, B.C.

A B.C. murder suspect who escaped a pre-trial facility in Port Coquitlam may be trying to flee the country, Mounties say.

Investigators said 35-year-old Rabih Alkhalil left the North Fraser Pre-Trial Centre on Thursday night with the help of two men posing as contractors. A source told CTV News the men managed to cut through a perimeter fence using a plasma saw.

Police said the three men left the facility in a white Econoline van at 6:48 p.m. and went on Kingsway Avenue.

One suspect is described as a white man who appears to be in his 30s. He is bald with a narrow face, arched eyebrows and a slightly crooked nose.

The second suspect is described as white, in his 30s and bald, with an oval face, light eyebrows and close-set eyes.

Const. Deanna Law with Coquitlam RCMP said it’s possible Alkhalil is trying to leave the country.

“(Alkhalil’s) connections range from across Canada to the United States, Europe and Asia. A Canada-wide arrest warrant and an Interpol red notice are being prepared,” Law said. “We have reached out to border crossings, taxis, rental cars… Alkhalil is very dangerous and we are asking people not to approach and to all 911 immediately.”