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Gangs Suspected As Man Injured In Targeted East Vancouver Shooting

The Canadian Press, 04 May, 2016 11:45 AM
    VANCOUVER — A man is recovering in hospital following a targeted shooting in east Vancouver.
     
    Sgt. Randy Fincham says officers were called to the area of Oxford Street and Skeena Street in northeast Vancouver just after 11 p.m., Tuesday.
     
    A man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds was found in the backyard of home.
     
    Fincham says surgeons operated overnight and the man is expected to recover.
     
    Officers have not determined a motive for the shooting but say the victim is well known to them and the attack is believed to be gang-related.
     
    No arrests have been made and Fincham says police are searching for witnesses or security video that could aid the investigation.

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