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Richmond RCMP investigating targeted shooting

Investigators say the victim is "well-known" to police. Shane MacKichan

Richmond RCMP are investigating what they call a targeted shooting early Sunday morning.

Officers were called to Saunders Road near Garden City Road around 1 a.m. to reports of gunfire, according to an RCMP media release.

They arrived to find a man in his 30s suffering from “an apparent gunshot wound,” and rushed him to hospital, according to police.

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Mounties say the victim is “well-known” to police.

READ MORE: Richmond RCMP investigating ‘suspicious’ death of man found in Fraser River

The Richmond RCMP’s Serious Crimes Unit is now investigating.

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Anyone with information is asked to call police at 604-278-1212 or contact Crime Stoppers if they wish to remain anonymous.

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