An alert received to B.C. residents' phones said, "Multiple shooting scenes in the central centre of the city of Langley with 1 event in Langley Township involving transient victims."
Digital Desk: Local media stated that a
mass shooting occurred early on Monday in the Canadian province of British
Columbia, killing a number of people.
The community of Langley had previously had many shootings,
prompting police to issue an emergency notice and ask locals to remain vigilant
and keep clear of the scene.
An alert received to B.C. residents' phones said, "Multiple
shooting scenes in the central centre of the city of Langley with 1 event in
Langley Township involving transient victims."
A representative for the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that a
number of persons were slain, but she did not say how many.
According to the CBC,
the victims were homeless, and investigators believe the incident was
premeditated.
Two black SUVs, resembling those employed by police emergency
response teams, were spotted in a ditch close to one of the gunshot locations
by a Reuters eyewitness. The windscreen of one car had bullet holes in it.
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