The violence in Vancouver continues, and is not isolated to downtown. From the CBC:
The victim was taken to hospital after being shot in the parking lot of the IGA on Broadway near Arbutus Street around 11:30 [pm] PT, police said.
The recent spate of gang violence appears to be continuing across the Lower Mainland after a man was shot and wounded overnight Sunday in Vancouver’s normally quiet Kitsilano neighbourhood. A witness told CBC News that they saw two men shoot about eight to 12 shots at each other.
So this wasn’t “just” a targeted liquidation, it appears to be an actual shoot out. Near a supermarket. wtf.
Last modified: February 9, 2009
This is completely unnerving.
Friday night a young couple is killed via hit and run walking from Granville Island after an evening out together.
Now shots fired only a few blocks up from St. Augustine’s elementary school.
A hit and run down the street and now a shootout like a couple blocks from my house?! Crazy week… 🙁
@Vancityguy: “A few blocks up from St. Augustine\’s elementary school.”
Why go that far? It was kitty corner from Lord Tennyson.
…and a block from my place.
Was out walking my dog when the shots rang out. I’m about 7 blocks away and I counted 8 to 10 (can’t remember) VERY loud shots.
The dog was cool with it.
I was freaked out by it.
I heard the shots too the city was so quiet then this, second gangster shootout close to my place in 2 years.