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1 in hospital in Maple Ridge shooting

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 22 Jan, 2024 11:46 AM

Mounties in Maple Ridge are investigating a shooting that occurred on Saturday afternoon that sent a man to hospital.

Ridge Meadows R-C-M-P say officers responded to a call of shots fired just before 3 p-m in the area around 123 Avenue and 222nd Street.

Police say officers showed up on the scene and found a pair of vehicles that had been in a crash.

Officers say one driver was suffering gunshot wounds and was taken to hospital, and police were soon after called to a vehicle fire they believe was related to the gunplay.

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