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Two Suspects Still Wanted In Drive-by Shooting On Sooke, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 18 Jun, 2016 12:45 PM
  • Two Suspects Still Wanted In Drive-by Shooting On Sooke, B.C.
WEST SHORE, B.C. — Police in southern Vancouver Island have released an update on the search for two men wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting on Tuesday.
 
West Shore RCMP say two people believed to be suspects fled from a house in Sooke, B.C., that officers were investigating on Wednesday evening.
 
A large scale search for the suspects in the wooded area around Thetus Lake was unsuccessful.  
 
Police say Josh Lafleur and a second unnamed suspect are still wanted.
 
Lafleur is described as six feet tall, 190 pounds with brown hair and green eyes.
 
Police warn residents not to approach the men and call 911 or Crime Stoppers with information on their whereabouts.

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