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Man Slightly Hurt In Latest Targeted Shooting In Abbotsford, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 18 Jan, 2017 11:57 AM
    ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police are describing a shooting in Abbotsford, B.C., as targeted.
     
    Const. Ian MacDonald says a 22-year-old man left his home in the West Clearbrook neighbourhood at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and was confronted by several suspects.
     
    MacDonald says the suspects fired several shots before the victim was able to run back into the house.
     
    The unnamed man suffered minor injuries.
     
    MacDonald says in a news release that the suspects fled in a waiting, dark-coloured SUV, possibly a Nissan Pathfinder.

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