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West Kelowna man injured in targeted shooting

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West Kelowna man injured in targeted shooting – Aug 3, 2016

One man has been arrested and another suffered serious injuries in a shooting that turned into a traffic accident in West Kelowna Tuesday evening.

Police were called to Hudson Road just before 10:15 p.m.

“Initial information gathered at the scene so far indicated that the victim met with a man on a bike who produced a firearm and fired multiple rounds into the victim’s vehicle. During the confrontation the suspect was struck by the vehicle,” wrote Cst. Jesse O’Donaghey in a media release.

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The 48-year-old West Kelowna man who was shot at sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital in an ambulance.

Police said they found a 29-year-old Kelowna man hiding nearby and arrested him.

“The RCMP believe that this was a targeted incident, not a random attack,” O’Donaghey wrote.

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