Marrisa Shen, 13, was last seen July 18, 2017; she was later found dead at Central Park in Burnaby

BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – Today marks six months since the body of a young girl was found in Burnaby’s Central Park.

Marrisa Shen, 13, was last seen on July 18, 2017 in surveillance footage leaving her apartment building near the park.

Homicide investigators have released new video footage and launched a new website dedicated to the case.

The video shows Shen walking into the Tim Hortons near Station Square on July 18 shortly after 6 p.m., and then leaving about an hour and a half later. Police say she didn’t talk to anyone while she was there.

Investigators say the girl then walked westbound on Central Boulevard towards the park.

Corporal Frank Jang with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the website is designed to give people access to the facts of the case, video and updates. “I am always inundated with questions from the public as well as media about Marrissa. So, we wanted to create one place where everybody can have timely and accurate information about this investigation.”

He adds he’s already heard of conflicting information that’s been floating around. “Effort to maintain and enhance public interest. Our investigators wanted one place where the public can access information and any ongoing updates.

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Shen’s mother called police the evening of July 18 to report her missing. Less than two hours later, her body was found in the brush on the southeast side of the park.

Police have deemed the killing “random.”

A surveillance image of Marrisa Shen is shown to the media on January 18, 2018. Shen, 13, went missing on July 18, 2017. She was later found dead in Burnaby’s Central Park. (Courtesy IHIT)

A cause of death has yet to be released, but investigators say Shen was killed at the park.

Police have received hundreds of tips and scanned thousands of hours of surveillance footage from 60 locations.

A month after the killing, police had identified at least 90 persons of interest. However today, they were reluctant to give an updated figure.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified over 1,000 people they wish to speak to in the case. Police admit there are more details of the investigation that they are not sharing at this time, as making them public could compromise the investigation.

“We’re speaking with people and we believe there are people that still have information about this investigation. We don’t have a suspect but we are speaking and we continue to speak to people daily about this investigation,” adds Jang.

Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT tipline at 1.877.551.IHIT or Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS.