A man who is known to police escaped unharmed in a targeted shooting Sunday afternoon in Sicamous. Read More
The man who was targeted escaped unharmed, say Sicamous RCMP
The man who was targeted escaped unharmed, say Sicamous RCMP
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A man who is known to police escaped unharmed in a targeted shooting Sunday afternoon in Sicamous.
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Sicamous RCMP were called to reports of shots fired near a condo building in the 300-block of Mara Lane at about 4 p.m.
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Witnesses said several suspects left the area in a white SUV before police arrived.
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Investigators think the intended target was a Sicamous man, who fled the area in another vehicle.
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He was unhurt, but his truck, which was hit several times by bullets, has been seized as part of the investigation.
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A description of the getaway vehicle was shared with neighbouring RCMP detachments, and police in Salmon Arm tried to stop a westbound white SUV as it approached Canoe, but the driver didn’t stop.
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The SUV was later found abandoned near the Trans-Canada Highway in Canoe.
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Police dogs and members of the emergency response team searched the area and two suspects were arrested.
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B.C. RCMP say both suspects, who are in custody, are known to police in Alberta.
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“A shooting in a residential area during midday is alarming,” said Sgt. Murray MacNeil, commander of the Sicamous detachment. “However, this was an isolated, targeted incident with both suspects in police custody.”
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The investigation continues.
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