Gunman kills 2 in attacks targeting Canadian homeless people
VANCOUVER, British Columbia: According to to Canadian police there was a multiple shootings of homeless people Monday in a Vancouver suburb and said a suspect was in custody.
According to avilable reports Authorities said shootings were mostly happends in downtown Langley, a town of 26,000 about 30 miles (48 kilometres) southeast of Vancouver. One reported shooting was in neighboring Langley Township.
Police offered no immediate word on the suspect’s motive or identity.
Sgt. Rebecca Parslow of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said she had no details on the conditions of the victims.
As per reports the time when shooting began, ambulances and police vehicles converged at a mall. The complete area was cordoned off with yellow police tape and a taking considerations major intersection was closed. A black tent was set up over one of the crime scenes.
An unmarked police SUV at one of the shooting scenes had at least seven bullet holes in the windshield and one through the driver’s window.
Police issued a cellphone alert about 6:30 a.m., telling people to avoid the area and describing the suspected shooter. Another alert later said that the suspect was in custody and was believed to be solely responsible for the attacks.
Mass shootings are not very common in Canada as in comparision with United States. The worst and deadliest crime case of gun rampage in Canadian history happened in year 2020 where a man disguised as a police officer shot several people in their homes and set fires across the province of Nova Scotia, killing around 22 people.
