The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is investigating what they describe as a targeted shooting death in Port Coquitlam over the weekend.
Police were called to the 2100-block of Rindall Avenue, between McLean and Kingsway avenues, shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday night, for reports of shots fired.
A man was found on the road suffering from gunshot wounds and taken to Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, where he died a short time later. By Saturday evening IHIT had identified the man but were not releasing his name.
"IHIT investigators are working closely with Coquitlam RCMP and Lower Mainland support units to determine what occurred on Rindall Avenue," said IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Stephanie Ashton in a release. "It appears from the evidence found at the scene, and information obtained to this point, that this was targeted and that at this point there is nothing to indicate the public is at risk as a result of this incident."
Anyone with information regarding the investigation is asked to contact the IHIT information line at 1-877-4448 or [email protected], or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.
