One dead, another seriously injured in ‘targeted’ shooting in Chilliwack

One man died and another was seriously injured in a targeted shooting in Chilliwack, B.C., on Saturday evening, according to police.

The shooting was reported to police in the area of 44000 Watson Rd, in the Sardis area around 6:50 p.m.

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First-responding officers found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. A second man was then found with “serious injuries” and was taken to hospital.

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B.C.’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been activated and is working closely with Chilliwack RCMP.

Investigators believe that the shooting was targeted, related to Lower Mainland gang conflict, and that there is no greater risk to the general public.

It is the third targeted shooting in Chilliwack in the last eight days.
A nearby resident, Gary Strahl, said he is concerned regarding the three shootings, especially with two of them being in his neighbourhood.

“A week ago there was a double shooting at the other end of the street a mile away, so you got to wonder why gangsters would meet up in places like this because it’s a residential neighbourhood,” he told Global News.

“It’s kind of disturbing… Why here?”

Another resident said the area is full of bystanders as many people regularly walk around the neighbourhood.

“You just hope it doesn’t happen when you are around because we walk this path almost every other night around the time of the shooting,” Scott Hewitson said.

“It’s a beautiful walking path. The river is a few blocks down the road and that’s where the second shooting was — almost by a children’s playground.”

Police in Langley responded to a vehicle fire later Saturday evening.

The vehicle is believed to be a suspect vehicle involved in Saturday night’s double shooting in Chilliwack, a BC RCMP official told Global News.

Anyone with information, including video from the area, can contact the IHIT at 1-877-551-4448.

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