Coquitlam RCMP said two people were injured following a shooting on Monday morning. One person was struck by a bullet, while the other was injured in a crash that resulted from the shooting.
Supt. Darren Carr, officer-in-charge of the Coquitlam RCMP detachment, confirmed to Global News that they received reports that just after 9:30 a.m., shots had been fired on Lea Avenue near Dogwood Street.
Carr said that individuals in a red Dodge pickup truck had fired at occupants in another vehicle. That second vehicle ended up crashing into a third vehicle, he added.
One person was injured in the second vehicle when they were struck by a bullet, and the other person was injured in the third vehicle when the car crashed into theirs Carr said.
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He confirmed that both had been taken to the hospital, the man from the second vehicle and the woman from the third vehicle.
Carr said a red Dodge pickup truck was seen fleeing the scene on Como Lake, A short time later they received reports of a vehicle matching that description on fire in Burnaby.
Investigators are working to confirm if the two incidents are connected.
“Obviously a very, very brazen shooting at 9:30 on a Monday morning in a large, built-up area,” Carr said.
“We are investigating the matter and there’s no immediate public safety concerns.”
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