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Rock Habib-Joumaa identified as victim in Christmas day shooting in North Vancouver

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WATCH: People living in a North Vancouver apartment complex are on edge after a deadly shooting on Christmas night. A 25-year-old man was gunned down in the parkade. As Rumina Daya explains, he was known to police and investigators believe this was a targeted attack – Dec 26, 2018

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is looking into a fatal shooting in North Vancouver on Christmas night.

Police found Rock Habib-Joumaa, 25, in the parkade of a building in the 600-block of Seylynn Crescent around 8 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The building was on lockdown for a couple of hours, as dozens of police officers and a K-9 unit entered the building.

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IHIT says Habib-Joumaa was known to police, but he did not have a criminal record.

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IHIT has not confirmed reports that a second person was injured and transported to hospital.

Investigators said early indications suggest it was a targeted shooting. They are looking for two persons who were in and around that area and may be connected to the shooting.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call 1-877-551-IHIT (8477).

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