REAL SCOOP: Burnaby RCMP probe shooting of teen
Credit to Author: Kim Bolan| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 01:08:15 +0000
An 18-year-old man suffered an injury to his left after a shooting near Willingdon Avenue and Burke Street Sunday night.
Burnaby RCMP officers responded to a shots fired call about 10:15 p.m. and found a vehicle that had been shot up and the wounded teen nearby.
“At this time, it appears as though the victim was in a Grey 2011 Suzuki Swift with two other men, driving Southbound on Willingdon Avenue when a white sedan pulled up beside the vehicle and started to shoot at them,” Cpl. Mike Kalanj said in a news release. “The driver of the Suzuki Swift crashed the vehicle and the three occupants fled from the scene with the victim being quickly located by police. The other two men were also located and did not suffer any injuries. All three men are known to police.”
He said investigators believe that the shooting was targeted.
“It is unknown what direction the suspect vehicle, a white sedan fled in,” Kalanj said.
Police are asking for anyone with information about the shooting or dash came video from the area on Sunday night to contact Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999.
To have something like this happen in our city, particularly a residential area is completely unacceptable,
Kalanj said. We want to assure residents of our city that we are resourcing this investigation from units right across our detachment to thoroughly investigate this serious incident.
I am still hoping to confirm more information about the identities of those involved and whether this is linked to the broader Lower Mainland gang conflict.