Police are investigating after an Abbotsford, B.C., home was targeted with gunfire overnight.
Abbotsford police said it happened just after 2 a.m. on Balfour Drive near Merritt Street.
“We just heard really loud noise. And it was terrifying because it was extremely loud,” neighbour Lovele Gill told Global News.
“I’ve never heard gunshots before, so I honestly didn’t know that that’s actually what it was, because there’s a lot of fireworks that go off in the neighborhood too,” added neighbour Seanna Koopmans.
“And then I heard the car speeding away, and kind of guessed what had happened,”
Abbotsford police Sgt. Paul Walker said the occupants were sleeping inside when the home was riddled with bullets.
They were shaken but that no one was physically hurt, he said.
“That family was awoken this morning by hearing multiple rounds hitting their house,” he said. “Extremely concerned, extremely fearful, and I can only imagine what they’re dealing with today in the aftermath.”
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Police are still investigating a motive for the shooting, but have ruled out any gang connections, Walker added.
He said there was no immediate evidence the incident was related to ongoing extortion threats, but that investigators would be probing all possible avenues.
“This is a residence that does not scream, police contact. It’s something that we’re trying to figure out why they were targeted,” he said.
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Neighbour Allan Goodfellow said the gunfire was extremely unusual for the area.
“I’m quite surprised. I mean, like this is normally a very quiet neighborhood. Nothing like this has happened in like, 12 years that I know of in the area,” he said.
Koopmans said the incident was “super concerning.”
“There’s kids that ride their bikes up and down the street. I don’t want kids in the street to be affected negatively,” she said.
“You know, middle of the night or daytime. It doesn’t matter. It shouldn’t happen.”
Anyone who was near Balfour Drive or along Clearbrook Road between Downes Road and Maclure Road between 1:45 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. and has video or witnessed anything suspicious is asked to contact Abbotsford police at 604-859-5225.
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