Shooting Victims At Abbotsford, B.C., Hospital Connected To Earlier Incident

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Dec, 2016 01:17 PM

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police say two shooting victims who turned up at an Abbotsford, B.C., hospital Friday night are connected to an earlier shooting investigation.

Police responded to reports of a shooting in Abbotsford just before 8 p.m.

They say although officers were able to collect evidence that a shooting occurred, no one involved in the incident could be found.

Not long after, police say two men arrived at a hospital with gunshot wounds.

@AbbyPoliceDept Major Crime Unit investigating shooting on Walsh Ave tonight. U/K motive at this time. https://t.co/k6l9i9PYiR
— Abbotsford Police (@AbbyPoliceDept) December 17, 2016

Police have confirmed the two men are the victims in the incident and say their injuries are being treated.

Evidence and video footage from the area are still being collected and police say they are looking for witnesses.

Photot: CBC

UPDATE: Veh & occupants were targeted at Walsh Ave shooting. 2 injured- 1 remains in hosp. #stopgangviolence https://t.co/PIGZhMDUIh
— Abbotsford Police (@AbbyPoliceDept) December 17, 2016

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Kellie Johnson, Saskatoon Woman Found Not Criminally Responsible In Five-year-old Son's Death

SASKATOON — A Saskatoon woman has been found not criminally responsible in the death of her five-year-old son.

Kellie Johnson, Saskatoon Woman Found Not Criminally Responsible In Five-year-old Son's Death

Dismembered Body Found In Langley, B.C.

Langley RCMP are investigating the discovery of a body this morning.

Dismembered Body Found In Langley, B.C.

B.C. Called On To Release Province-wide Statistics On Police-Dog Bites

VANCOUVER — A legal advocacy group is calling on the British Columbia government to release newly gathered statistics about the use of police dogs in the province.

B.C. Called On To Release Province-wide Statistics On Police-Dog Bites

Car Evidence In Fatal Saskatchewan Farm Shooting Out Of Police Custody: Lawyer

Chris Murphy represents the family of Colten Boushie, who was killed Aug. 9 after the SUV he was riding in with four other people drove onto the rural property west of Saskatoon.

Car Evidence In Fatal Saskatchewan Farm Shooting Out Of Police Custody: Lawyer

Judges In Alberta Custody Case Ordered Boy Not To Wear Girls Clothes In Public

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — A sexual minorities expert says judges need to be better educated about gender identity after two Alberta family court judges ruled that a child born a boy couldn't wear girls clothes in public.