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Gang related shooting in Delta

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 20 Jan, 2025 12:58 PM
  • Gang related shooting in Delta

Police in Delta say one person has been injured in a shooting this morning that investigators suspect to be gang-related.

Police say they responded shortly after seven a-m to a report of a shooting at the 81-hundred block of 112-B Street.

Officers found the injured victim at the scene, while a white Ford pickup truck was seen leaving the area.

A vehicle similar to the truck was then found on fire about eight minutes later, and police are working to confirm if the incidents are linked. 

 

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