Fatal Chilliwack shooting appears to be targeted: police

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has been called in after a man died Tuesday after a fatal shooting at a home in Chilliwack.

Chilliwack RCMP says just before 6 p.m. it received reports of gunshots at a home on Windsor Street near Yale Road.

Police say first responders found an unresponsive man with gunshot wounds, and he was taken to hospital where he later died.

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No details about the victim have been released.

“Investigators are in the initial evidence gathering phase of this investigation. At this stage, this appears to be a targeted incident and it is not believed that there is a threat to the public at this time. Investigators are working to determine whether this death has any links to the Lower Mainland gang conflict,” Mounties said in a statement.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the IHIT Information line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or to email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.