Mounties are investigating after multiple gunshots were fired at a home in Nanaimo, B.C., in what investigators believe was likely a targeted shooting.
Mounties are investigating after multiple gunshots were fired at a home in Nanaimo, B.C., in what police believe was likely a targeted shooting.
The incident happened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday at a home in the 700-block of Nicol Street, just south of the city's downtown.No one was reportedly injured in the shooting and police say the suspects fled prior to their arrival on scene. Police dogs also attended but were unable to track the perpetrators. Multiple bullet casings were recovered from the scene, police said in a statement Thursday.
Investigators are canvassing the area in an effort to speak with witnesses and retrieve surveillance video. "Based on evidence obtained to date, this incident does not appear to be random and the residence was most likely targeted," Nanaimo RCMP spokesperson Const. Gary O'Brien said.
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