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Reports of shooting at Metrotown station: Burnaby RCMP

Darpan News Desk Burnaby RCMP, 01 Oct, 2021 04:04 PM

Metrotown station has been closed down by Transit Police and Burnaby RCMP are on scene there are reports of a shooting along with unconfirmed reports of a pipe bomb. The pipe bomb has been cleared. Burnaby RCMP has taken to Twitter to with various updates regarding the incident. Metrowtown Metropolis has been evacuated. There are several police cars in the area. Metrotown station and the bus loop remain closed. A bus bridge has been set up between Joyce and Royal Oak station.

Burnaby RCMP is on scene at Metrotown, assisting with evacuating the mall and conducting a grid search.

There are unconfirmed reports of shots being fired. The mall is being searched. There are no known injuries.

We are asking people to avoid the area.
— Burnaby RCMP (@BurnabyRCMP) October 1, 2021

In addition, @TransitPolice have also closed Metrotown Station for unconfirmed reports of a pipe bomb. Unclear if the two investigations are related.

Please avoid the area.

We will provide updates as soon we can confirm more information.
— Burnaby RCMP (@BurnabyRCMP) October 1, 2021

Shooting at Metrotown 😳 and might be a bomb in the pipes pic.twitter.com/ss29FbKwNX
— Stephanie Lazo 🦋 (@stephozal) October 1, 2021

We appreciate everyone's co-operation as our officers work to make sure everyone at Metrotown is safe.

So far, there is no evidence of an active threat or any injuries.

We are still investigating and we are still asking people to avoid the Metrotown area.
— Burnaby RCMP (@BurnabyRCMP) October 1, 2021

Commuters are asked to avoid the area.

This is a developing story. More to come.

Video courtesy of Twitter.

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