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Police takedown in Coquitlam after shooting, hostage situation in Mission

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WATCH: A police incident that started in Mission has ended in Coquitlam. Police in both communities are saying very little but as Jay Durant reports, the incident may have involved a shooting and a woman being taken hostage – Jan 10, 2017

RCMP said three suspects are in custody after a shooting and hostage situation in Mission Tuesday afternoon.

Mission RCMP said they responded to a report of a drive-by shooting at a home on Dewdney Trunk Road at 1 p.m. Mounties said a person in the residence suffered a gunshot injury and a woman was being held against her will.

Police later took three suspects into custody after conducting a takedown of a suspect vehicle in Coquitlam near Oxford St. and David Ave.

The woman who is believed to have been taken hostage was uninjured.

The person who suffered a gunshot wound is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

 

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