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Abbotsford Police investigate Saturday night shooting

Darpan News Desk Abbotsford Police, 23 Jan, 2023 11:20 AM

On Saturday evening, at 6:30 pm, Abbotsford Police responded to a shooting in the 27800 block of Pullman Avenue.

Upon arrival, officers located a male victim in his twenties. The man sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

The initial investigation suggests that this incident was not random.

Investigators seek witnesses and dashcam footage from those who may have been travelling along Fraser Highway, between Station Road and Bradner Road, and along Lefeuvre Road between Downes Road and Swensson Avenue, between the hours of 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm and ask them to contact the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225.

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