Delta police are trying to find a motive after one person was injured in a shooting.
Officers responding to reports of a disturbance at a home yesterday evening discovered that an unknown suspect had fired a gun.
Shortly after, a person arrived at a local hospital with a minor gunshot wound.
Police say that person has since been released.
Via release, police say that this is a targeted shooting and appears to be related to the Lower Mainland Gang Conflict and the victim was the target. The victim has been transported to the hospital for treatment.
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RCMP were called to the 92nd Avenue and King George Boulevard area in the neighbourhood of Whalley just after 10 p.m. Thursday for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found the injured victim.
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