Police are investigating after a man with a gunshot wound was found on the side of the road in Langley, east of Vancouver, early this morning.
R-C-M-P say the victim was conscious and breathing when first responders arrived and transported him to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
They say the location where the man was found in Langley's Willoughby neighbourhood may not be the same as where the shooting took place.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Langley R-C-M-P.
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