Targeted Shooting Leaves One Dead, Says Chilliwack, B.C., Police

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 03 Sep, 2016 01:29 PM

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — One man is dead while another has been critically injured following a shooting in the Fraser Valley Friday evening

RCMP say shots were fired in a rural area east of Chilliwack's city centre shortly before 8 p.m.

Both @ChilliwackRcmp and @HomicideTeam looking into circumstances ending in homicide file Chilliwack Central/Banford pic.twitter.com/mjPiPkYSlo
— Bruce Claggett (@BruceClaggett) September 3, 2016

Police say two victims were found at the scene with gunshot wounds.

Rural area is the setting for a #Chilliwack homicide investigation today. @HomicideTeam may release details later. pic.twitter.com/gvFL8diB8S
— Bruce Claggett (@BruceClaggett) September 3, 2016

One victim died of his injuries while the other was taken to hospital with injuries police describe as life threatening.

Neighbours being interviewed this morning in #Chilliwack homicide pic.twitter.com/3qNDT3F2wm
— Bruce Claggett (@BruceClaggett) September 3, 2016

Cpl. Meghan Foster says the incident appears to be a targeted shooting, not a random act of violence.

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