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'Targeted' shooting in Chilliwack: Two dead, one injured - RCMP

The Canadian Press , 07 Aug, 2014 04:47 PM
    CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Two people are dead and third person injured in what RCMP believe was a targeted shooting in Chilliwack, B.C.
     
    Police responded to calls of shots fired in a residential area early Thursday, where they discovered three people who had been shot.
     
    Sgt. Bari Emam says it's too early to provide a motive or specific circumstances surrounding the violence, but says the incident doesn't appear to be random.
     
    Members of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team are investigating.
     
    No other details were released.
     
    Police are urging anyone who may have seen something suspicious to contact Crimestoppers.

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