Two people in Richmond dead following shooting
Posted June 25, 2021 10:21 pm.
Last Updated June 26, 2021 1:57 pm.
RICHMOND (NEWS 1130) – Richmond RCMP is confirming a double shooting Friday night has left two people dead.
Police tape went up at Richards Drive and Barnard Drive in the Terra Nova neighbourhood around 9 p.m.
On the scene, Mounties found two victims with gunshot wounds.
RCMP now confirm both victims are dead.
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We're getting information now on a deadly double shooting last night in Richmond. RCMP say when they arrived to Westminster Hwy and Barnard Drive just after 8:30, two victims were found with gunshot wounds. They are both now confirmed dead. IHIT has been called in— Robyn Crawford (@robyncrawford_) June 26, 2021
Mounties add that there is no concern for public safety.
IHIT has been called in.
CityNews reporter Ashley Burr was on the scene Friday evening and said one witness reported hearing five gunshots.
“I spoke with witnesses who said around seven or eight o’clock, they heard what sounded like five pops. They didn’t expect anything like this in this neighbourhood, they said it’s really family-oriented and child-friendly,” she explains, adding many people were standing outside their homes — seemingly shocked that their street had become a crime scene.
“Everybody was extremely concerned and just really surprised to see this in that area.”
Multiple ambulances, vehicles, and heavily-armed police officers surrounded the scene.
It’s not yet clear if this is linked to the ongoing gang conflict in the Lower Mainland.
Anyone with information about Friday night’s incident is asked to call the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
