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VPD investigate Vancouver’s first homicide of 2017

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Man dead after Downtown Eastside shooting
WATCH: Vancouver police are investigating the city's first homicide of the year. A man was shot inside a building on the Downtown Eastside last night. Nadia Stewart has more – Jan 28, 2017

Vancouver police are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2017.

Witnesses said they heard multiple gunshots around 10:30 p.m. at the Savoy Hotel on East Hastings Street near Gore Avenue.

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Police arrived and found a man in his 50s with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was rushed to hospital and died a short time later.

Police said the investigation is still in its early stages.

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