RCMP have identified the man found dead in Metchosin on Wednesday and say they're treating the case as a homicide.
56 year old Richard Curtis Milligan of View Royal was found dead on a Malloch Rd property. CTV confirmed Milligan was the registered owner of the property.
Cst. Alex Bérubé, spokesperson for the West Shore RCMP, says police have been working around the clock since day one of the investigation as they try to shed light on the circumstances of his death. He says extra resources such as the Tactical Troop and Forensic Identification Section of the Island District RCMP have also been actively working on this case.
Cst. Bérubé says information gathered so far does not suggest that the public is at risk.
Investigators would like to hear of any suspicious activity or individuals that may have been in the area of Malloch Rd and Gillespie Rd from August 19 to August 21.