No Arrests After Suspected Targeted Shooting In Vancouver Injures Woman

The Canadian Press, 21 Dec, 2016 11:12 AM

VANCOUVER — An apparently targeted shooting has seriously injured a 42-year-old woman in Vancouver.

Police have released more details about the attack that occurred just before 9 p.m. Tuesday night.

Const. Jason Doucette says officers found the victim as they responded to a call at a housing complex in northeast Vancouver.

In a release, Doucette says the unnamed woman remains in hospital in serious but stable condition.

#VPD continue to investigate targeted shooting https://t.co/xytIzBPAAA and 42 yr old victim still in hospital
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) December 21, 2016

He says investigators believe the shooting was targeted, but no arrests have been made.

However, they say the public is not believed to be at risk.

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