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‘Shocking’: Truck on quiet Vernon road peppered with bullets in morning shooting

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Residents in a cul-de-sac in North Vernon are left in shock after an early morning shooting in their parking lot – Jul 3, 2021

Residents of a cul-de-sac in Vernon are in shock following a shooting in their parking lot on Saturday morning.

According to witnesses, the shooting on Deleenheer Road happened around 5 a.m.

Cherlyn Trueman told Global News she called police after seeing a vehicle flee the scene.

“Then I hear four more gun shots. I couldn’t pinpoint where it was happening, but I saw a truck speed up and someone hop in and then they peeled off,” said Trueman.

“It was a grey truck. Looked like a work-utility truck with a black box on the back.”

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Other residents said the shooting was a surprise, adding they consider the area to be extremely quiet.

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“Shock. I mean it’s happening everywhere, but shocked,” said Diane Caldwell, a nearby resident.

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“It’s quite shocking. This has never happened here,” Keenan Kuharski told Global News on Saturday.

“Shock … it’s shocking … it’s so quiet here, we never hear anything,” said Ned Stewart.

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Police have confirmed they have started an investigation into the incident.

“No injuries. It was confirmed upon attendance someone had been shooting at a vehicle,” said Sgt. Colby Attlesey with Vernon RCMP.

“The suspect vehicle fled and we have not located it yet.”

Police have not called it a targeted incident, though they did say the owner of the shot-up truck did not know why his vehicle was targeted.

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Vernon RCMP added that if anyone has information or video of the shooting to contact them.

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