- The video shows a man on foot opening fire on a driver apparently trying to leave a parking lot, leaving the SUV riddled with bullets on the driver’s side.
- The shooting happened around 12:25 a.m. PT on Thursday in White Rock in Metro Vancouver, leaving four men hospitalized in serious condition.
- The incident appears to be targeted, although authorities have not yet identified the suspects. A possibly suspicious vehicle was found in flames in the area
Surveillance footage captured the moment a gunman unleashed a hail of bullets at a darkened BMW in suburban Vancouver with an automatic weapon.
The early morning shooting happened around 12:25 a.m. PT on Thursday in White Rock in Metro Vancouver, leaving four men hospitalized in serious condition.
The video, obtained by Radio Punjab, offers a glimpse into the chaotic events that unfolded when a gunman on foot opened fire on a driver apparently trying to leave a parking lot, leaving the SUV riddled with bullets on the driver’s side.
The incident appears to have been targeted, although authorities have yet to identify the suspects, according to White Rock RCMP Constable Chantal Sears.
“There were certainly multiple bullets fired, but we don’t know if there was one shooter or multiple shooters at the time,” Sears said. CBC.
Multiple witnesses alerted authorities when they heard the sound of gunshots and a subsequent vehicle collision near the intersection of Roper Avenue and Lee Street.
On arrival at the scene, police found the four injured men next to a black BMW SUV, riddled with bullets, which had collided with a fence and hedge.
Shortly after the shooting, a potentially suspicious vehicle was engulfed in flames in neighboring Surrey, BC. However, Sears noted that no definitive connection has been made yet.
The four injured victims are expected to survive, Sears told the newspaper.
The early morning shooting happened around 12:25 a.m. PT on Thursday in White Rock in Metro Vancouver, leaving four men hospitalized in serious condition.
Shortly after the shooting, a potentially suspicious vehicle was engulfed in flames in neighboring Surrey, BC
Several law enforcement agencies are assisting in the ongoing investigation, including White Rock RCMP, the Lower Mainland District Integrated Police Dog Services, the Integrated Forensic Identification Services, Surrey RCMP and the Surrey Police Service.
This comes as authorities in British Columbia announced the dismantling of a major criminal organization involved in the production and distribution of counterfeit fentanyl drugs – in a separate development.
Eight men with ties to organized crime were arrested in Metro Vancouver communities such as Surrey, Richmond and Delta, with one later linked to a gang-related murder plot.
Last year, the province of British Columbia – which also includes Vancouver – announced the start of a three-year experiment to decriminalize all hard drugs.
Last year, the province of British Columbia – which also includes Vancouver – announced the start of a three-year experiment to decriminalize all hard drugs. (Image: Medics tend to an overdose victim in Vancouver in May 2022)
Health officials have said it was aimed at breaking down the “barriers and stigma” of drug addiction and reducing the rising number of fatal overdoses by ensuring drug users have access to “pure” supplies safely manufactured by pharmaceutical companies.
About 14,000 people have died from fatal overdoses in British Columbia — currently an average of five per day — since the province of 5.3 million declared a public health emergency in 2016.
In 2021, fentanyl – which dealers mix into other drugs because it is cheap and incredibly strong – was involved in 87 percent of these deaths. At least 2,200 addicts live in tents in Vancouver alone.