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Two Injured As Cyclist Shoots At Car, Car Hits Cyclist In West Kelowna, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Aug, 2016 10:08 AM
    WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — A cyclist is in police custody after shots were fired at a car in West Kelowna, B.C.
     
    RCMP spokesman Const. Jesse O'Donaghey says a 48-year-old man was in his car Tuesday night when another man on a bike pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds into the vehicle.
     
    The car struck the cyclist during the confrontation.
     
    The man suspected of firing the shots fled the scene but police found him hiding nearby.
     
    O'Donaghey says the suspect is a 29-year-old Kelowna man who has non-life threatening injuries and remains in police custody.
     
    The shooting victim was rushed to hospital and police say his injuries are believed to be serious but non-life threatening.
     
    O'Donaghey says the incident is believed to be a targeted attack. 

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