Surveillance video from Nanaimo shows the alarming moments after Clint Smith, owner of a nearby repair shop, was shot in the stomach on Sunday.
retrieve some allegedly stolen itemsThe incident left Smith clinging to life, and now Nanaimo's mayor is once again desperately demanding that the province step up.
"They want to feel safe in their streets and they want to know those who need care, get the care they need," he said. "We have been stepping up," he said. "That's why we invested $230 million over the next three years to hire 274 RCMP officers to fill vacancies right across the province." "We need to have hope," he said. "The downtown merchants, the people who work downtown in communities across this province, are done," he said.In downtown Victoria, there's a similar appeal for help."We've just had our window repaired from thefts that were happening next door," she said.
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