Police are investigating a shooting in Burnaby that sent a 19-year-old man to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Friday night.
Burnaby RCMP got a report of a possible shooting in the area of 19th Avenue and Humphries Avenue at around 11:20 p.m., according to a news release.
At the scene, officers located a 19-year-old with what police believe to be a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Police say the victim isn’t cooperating with their investigation.
He was treated on scene before being transported to hospital.
Witnesses reported seeing a dark coloured vehicle leaving the area before police arrived, according to the release.
A short time later, a similar vehicle was located on fire in North Burnaby, the release said.
The Burnaby Fire Department was called to a vehicle fire at 9000 Ashgrove Cres. at about 2 a.m. Saturday morning, according to assistant fire Chief Gavin Summers.
Crews found a “fully involved car by the side of the road,” he told the NOW.
After dousing the blaze, he said firefighters left the burned-out car in the care of Burnaby RCMP since it had been deemed a “suspected vehicle of the crime earlier in the evening.”
“Everything’s gone to the RCMP,” Summers said.
Police investigators don’t believe the incident is related to the Lower Mainland gang conflict, but they did describe it as “targeted.”
“This type of event can be frightening for everyone,” Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Mike Kalanj said in the release. “However, we do not believe this targeted attack poses any further danger to the public.”
Anyone with dash-cam video in the area of 19th Avenue and Humphries Avenue between 11 p.m. and midnight is asked to call Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999.
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