One person is dead after a shooting in Burnaby Wednesday afternoon.
BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) says paramedics were called to Still Creek Drive near Willingdon Avenue around 5:30 p.m.
When first responders arrived to a parking lot outside a McDonald’s restaurant, they found a male victim had died.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) was called to investigate and remain on scene Thursday morning.
Approximately 15 minutes after the initial service call, the Burnaby RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle fire near the intersection of Nursery Street and Lakefield Drive in South Burnaby.
“Investigators are working to determine any links to the shooting,” Mounties said.
Police believe the shooting was a “targeted event” and there are no further risks to the public.
Witnesses or anyone with dashcam or CCTV video is asked to contact the homicide investiagtors at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
source & photo: CityNews
