Early Morning Shooting Injures One In Downtown Vancouver

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Nov, 2016 09:57 AM

Vancouver police are providing few details about the latest shooting in the city at Abbott and West Pender Street.

The police department confirms a woman was shot just before 5 a.m.

Abbott near Pender now reopened, following investigation into early morning shooting.
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) November 14, 2016

She has been taken to hospital and an email from the department says she is expected to survive.

The shooting occurred near Vancouver's Gastown district, close to Abbott Street at West Pender Street.

About 5-6 @VancouverPD cars here. Businesses on east side of Abbott are behind yellow tape and can't be accessed pic.twitter.com/H6seGaimny
— Farrah Merali (@FarrahMerali) November 14, 2016

Police say information about a motive or more details about possible suspects will be released when available.

Another section of Abbott Street is closed halfway to Hastings. Inside the closed off area is this taxi. pic.twitter.com/21j0JmeeC7
— Farrah Merali (@FarrahMerali) November 14, 2016

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