Shooting At Chilliwack Home, Believed To Be Targeted, Kills 1 Man

The Canadian Press, 01 Feb, 2018 12:13 PM

RCMP in Chilliwack say they're investigating a fatal shooting early Wednesday.

They say they found a man with life-threatening injuries at a home in the city after responding to reports of shots fired at about 6 a.m.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team was called in after the victim died in hospital.

Police say they are in the early stages of their investigation but believe the man was targeted.

#IHIT on scene in 9200-block of Broadway ST in #ChilliwackBC for early morning shooting that has left one male dead. Very early in investigation but believed targeted. Call IHIT w/ info. Cpl Frank Jang will be available to media for clips at 1:30pm at scene (Maple/Broadway). pic.twitter.com/W799Qr9u1p
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) January 31, 2018

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