Police in Canada's British Columbia Issues Alert for Multiple Shootings in City of Langley
14:55 GMT 25.07.2022 (Updated: 15:35 GMT 25.07.2022)
© AP Photo / Robert BumstedAn Ontario Provincial Police officer walks in front of a row of trucks parked on the street near the Canadian parliament building in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Hundreds of truckers clogging the streets of Canada's capital city in a protest against COVID-19 restrictions are bracing for a possible police crackdown. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has issued an emergency alert to cellphones of Langley B.C. citizens as multiple shootings are being reported around the city, the country’s public alerting system Alert Ready said on Monday.
"Civil Emergency alert has been issued by BC RCMP for Langley Downtown Core, BC. Please remain alert and out of the area," the entity wrote on social media.
Eyewitness attests to policing arresting a suspect close to 200th Street outside Willowbrook mall during unfolding shooting incident in downtown #Langley. pic.twitter.com/AH6V7lDt3m
— Sarah Grochowski (@SarahGrochowski) July 25, 2022
The police later stated in a press release that they responded to reports of shots fired in several areas of the city. The law enforcement added that it had apprehended a man who they believe was responsible for the shootings that left several people injured. They added, however, that they still have not confirmed that the gunman acted alone.
"Investigators do believe the lone suspect to be in custody but more information will be released to the public in an expedited manner as soon as it is received and confirmed by investigators on scene," Langley police Sgt. Rebecca Parslow said.
Parslow further said that the shooting involved several "transient victims", who were homeless. She did not specify the exact number of what she called a targeted attack, but at least one person died of their wounds. When the law enforcement issued the shooting alerts, it identified the suspected culprit as a white man with dark hair, and said it was linked to a white car of unspecified model.
The police officers said they were investigating several areas in Langley, including Cascades Casino and the Langley bus loop, in relation to the shootings.