Nanaimo Shooting

• ‘Self-defence’: Charge stayed against man accused in Nanaimo homeless camp shooting

  Prosecutors won't move ahead with a charge against a man in a March shooting outside a Nanaimo homeless camp, saying evidence suggests he was acting in self defence.

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  Jul 19, 2023
  
• Man critically injured after shooting near unhoused encampment in Nanaimo, B.C.

  Following a shooting at a homeless encampment, police dogs found a gun in the vicinity, by Terminal Avenue, but no charges have been laid, Nanaimo RCMP said Thursday.

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  Jun 15, 2023
  
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• Suspect charged in connection to Nanaimo, B.C. shooting that left business owner in hospital

  A man has been charged in connection to a Nanaimo, B.C., shooting that left a business owner in serious condition in the hospital.

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  Mar 25, 2023
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• Man ‘seriously’ injured in Nanaimo, B.C. downtown shooting, police say

  Police said the shooting took place around 8 p.m. near the Coast Bastion Hotel.

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  Mar 19, 2023
• Hundreds rally in Nanaimo, B.C. to demand more public safety measures after shooting

  On Sunday, local business owner Clint Smith was shot in the stomach when he and a group of others decided to go into a homeless encampment to retrieve stolen property.

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  Mar 16, 2023
• Man shot in Nanaimo, B.C. was trying to retrieve stolen property from encampment: RCMP

  When officers arrived, they found a group of adults in a parking lot on Terminal Avenue, with one of them suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound.

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  Mar 13, 2023
• Suspect arrested, firearm still missing after man found hurt on side of Nanaimo, B.C. highway

  Several motorists reported a man lying on the west side of the Nanaimo Parkway near Northfield Road around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 1, 2022.

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  Aug 2, 2022
• Man hospitalized after reported shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

  The injured man was in his early 30s and has been brought to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Nanaimo RCMP.

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  Jul 8, 2022
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• Two arrested, one injured after weekend shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

  Nanaimo RCMP arrested two people following a weekend shooting that left one person injured.

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  Oct 12, 2021
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• Nanaimo fatal shooting linked to regional gang conflict: police

  “We believe this event has a nexus to the ongoing gang-conflict and violence currently plaguing a number of Lower Mainland communities,” RCMP said in a media release.

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  May 22, 2021