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Residents home when Coquitlam house struck by gunfire

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Coquitlam shooting targets home where children live
A quiet Coquitlam neighbourhood was rocked by gunfire early Friday morning and although police say the home fired at was targeted, there are children living in the basement. Nadia Stewart reports – Aug 24, 2018

Multiple people were home when a house in a quiet Coquitlam neighbourhood was struck by gunfire early Friday morning.

Coquiltam RCMP said it happened in the 1200-block of Thomas Avenue, about a block from Rochester Park, at 1:15 a.m.

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The house has multiple residents, including children living in a basement suite.

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At least one bullet hole was visible through a second floor window, something a downstairs resident told Global News was too close for comfort.

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“What if it went through our window? That’s our window there, we sleep downstairs,” he said.

“We keep our window open, what if one of the bullets went through a window into us? Or if they went [around the side], through the kids window. You know? What then?”

Mounties believe the shooting was targeted.

RCMP say no one was hurt but aren’t commenting further.

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