One man is dead after a shooting Friday afternoon in Abbotsford.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called to the scene, and has taken over the investigation.
Abbotsford Police got the call shortly before 3:30 p.m. to the Clearbrook commercial area near George Ferguson Way and Oriole Crescent.
WATCH: Abbotsford Shooting
When police arrived, they found a crashed Chrysler 300 and an 18-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.
He was flown to hospital but died of his injuries.
A witness told Global News he saw a white car lose control, hit the curb and end up going through the fence of a residential building.
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The victim then got out of the car before collapsing, according to the witness. He was then taken away in an ambulance.
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PHOTOS: Scene of the shooting and the victim’s vehicle
The shooter remains at large at this hour, and police have not provided a description.
Police say “numerous APD resources have been deployed into the area to search for the suspect.”
Investigators believe the attack to be targeted.
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