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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.
     
    Police say two victims were found at the scene with gunshot wounds.
     
    One victim died of his injuries while the other was taken to hospital with injuries police describe as life threatening.
     
    Cpl. Meghan Foster says the incident appears to be a targeted shooting, not a random act of violence.

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