Burnaby shooting sends man to hospital
Posted October 9, 2024 6:52 am.
Last Updated October 9, 2024 10:35 am.
Mounties in Burnaby are investigating a shooting that sent one person to hospital Tuesday night.
The Burnaby RCMP says officers were called after reports of shots fired in the area of Kitchener Street and Madison Avenue just after 7:45 p.m.
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“While it is still early in the investigation, it appears this incident was targeted,” said Kalanj. “If you witnessed this incident or have any information that could assist police with this investigation, please come forward and speak to our investigators.”
Mounties did not confirm whether the shooting was or was not related to the ongoing B.C. gang conflict, however, witnesses at the scene shared that members of the Gang Enforcement Unit were also at the scene.
–With files from Charlotte Fisher.
