The suspect involved in a standoff earlier this month with New Westminster Police has died in hospital. The Independent Investigations Office, which assumed control of the case after the man was shot November 8th, has confirmed he died Sunday night. The man believed to be armed with a handgun was shot in the parking lot of the Starlight casino … [Read more...]
Another shooting south of the Fraser
November 14, 2012 by
Surrey RCMP are investigating a shooting. The lone victim was shot in the stomach near 86th Avenue and 156th Street. police have made no comment on his condition or whether the incident is gang related. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Halloween ends with eastside shooting
November 1, 2012 by
Vancouver Police are not saying anything about a shooting on the east side.At least, not yet. Neighbours report hearing several shots fired about 10:30 last night. Those same neighbours say a person may have been killed by the gunfire. The area around the 32 Hundred Block east 6th Avenue between Windermere and Rupert Streets remains behind police … [Read more...]
Overnight shooting in Surrey
October 30, 2012 by
An overnight shooting in Surrey. A man walked up to a Mountie on King George Boulevard at 108 Avenue around midnight, claiming he had been robbed and shot. He then lead officers to a nearby home at Bolivar Road, and told them the man responsible was inside. Police found no one within. The shooting does not appear to be gang-related. The victim … [Read more...]
Shooting in East Vancouver
October 21, 2012 by
Two men are in hospital with unknown injuries after a shooting in East Vancouver. It happened around 7:00 a.m. near Commercial Drive and East 5th Avenue. Vancouver Police say their investigation is in its early stages, so they have very few details. More to come... CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
UPDATES: Border officer in hospital after mid-afternoon shooting
October 16, 2012 by
Police are now giving us a little more information after a border officer was shot this afternoon shortly before two at the Peace Arch crossing. The woman was confronted by a man in a van with Washington State plates. Surrey RCMP Corporal Bert Paquet says the motive is unknown. "We're working on that with all available resources at the scene … [Read more...]
UPDATES: Shooting at Peace Arch border crossing
October 16, 2012 by
Emergency crews are dealing with a shooting at the Peace Arch Border crossing. A Canadian Border Services Agency officer was shot in the neck shortly before 2pm and the man who shot her then shot himself in the head. Authorities have now confirmed that man is dead. The border guard has been airlifted to hospital; her exact condition is … [Read more...]
IIO finishes work at police-involved shooting scene near Cranbrook
October 5, 2012 by
Investigators with B.C.’s new civilian-oversight body into serious police-involved incidents have finished their initial work at a scene near Cranbrook. The Independent Investigations Office was called Wednesday to the community of Yahk after a man was hit by RCMP gunfire the night before. It happened as the Mountie stopped two people in an … [Read more...]
Reaction to daylight shooting
September 19, 2012 by
Many in an area of Vancouver's West End are surprised a shooting would happen in their neighbourhood after shots rang out mid-afternoon Tuesday. But most say they still feel safe in their area. A few people say they heard the shots around 3:00, police were on the scene at Jervis and Comox shortly after and discovered shell casings in an … [Read more...]
No one hurt in West End shooting
September 18, 2012 by
Vancouver Police are investigating an afternoon shooting in the West End. Police say no one was hurt, but tape remains up in the 13-hundred block of Jervis Street between Pendrell and Comox. Emergency crews received calls about shots being fired shortly before 3pm and shell casings have been found in the alley. Police believe the shooting was … [Read more...]
