One dead after shooting at Coquitlam basketball court

Posted April 19, 2021 8:46 pm.
Last Updated April 19, 2021 11:23 pm.
COQUITLAM (NEWS 1130) – A man has died after being shot at a basketball court in a Coquitlam park Monday evening, and police say the suspect is still at large.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has now been called to Town Centre Park on Pinetree Way.
“One man is dead after being shot. Suspect is still at large,” says IHIT in a Tweet.
IHIT is heading to #CoquitlamBC for a homicide that occurred earlier this evening near the skate park at 1299 Pinetree Way. One man is dead after being shot. Suspect is at large. Witnesses please contact @cqrcmp or the IHIT info line 1-877-551-4448 pic.twitter.com/Z10Ku6BS7p
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) April 20, 2021
Emergency crews responded to reports of a shooting around 6:30 p.m., and found one person in critical condition. Shortly after that, yellow police tape went up around the basketball court.
One man has died and a suspect remains at large according to @HomicideTeam. #Coquitlam @CityNewsVAN @NEWS1130 https://t.co/BhXMXYjbW1 pic.twitter.com/6yS034awor
— Ashley Grace Burr (@AshleyBurr_) April 20, 2021
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