Two people in Chilliwack are dead after an alleged shooting at a home Wednesday evening.
The Lower Mainland’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team Sgt. Timothy Pierotti says Chilliwack RCMP officers responded to reports of “shots fired” around 7:45 p.m. along Chilliwack Lake Road, near Vedder Mountain Road.
“Upon arrival, members identified two individuals inside a residence deceased. A suspect was identified at the scene and taken into custody,” Pierotti told CityNews.
IHIT believes the suspect and the two victims knew each other.
“It’s too early to tell exactly what the motive is. We are working to determine that. … Exactly how they were known to each other, and to what extent, we’re still working to learn.
“It’s believed at this point that there’s no further risk to the public, and the Chilliwack RCMP have the scene secured.”
Pierotti says IHIT is working to determine whether the double homicide is linked to the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict.
“At this point, we’re still trying to learn as much as we can. Chilliwack RCMP did a fantastic job last night of securing the scene and taking some like locating a suspect person and then taking them into custody to prevent the potential for any further incidents.”
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