A shooting Wednesday morning in Burnaby that sent one man to hospital and his car into a house was targeted, according to police.
The incident happened around 1 a.m. when shots rang out in the 6000 block of Broadway. Police arrived to find a car partially lodged inside a home at the intersection of Broadway and Fell Avenue. A 44-year-old man inside the vehicle was transported to hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
The RCMP are calling the shooting targeted. Police also noted the victim is well known to police and affiliated with an organized crime group. No arrests have been made in the case.
"We are satisfied with the progress we are making on this investigation thus far," said RCMP Sgt. Annie Linteau in a statement. "A number of police resources will continue to look at a possible motive for this incident and look at who could potentially be involved."
She said investigators have spoken to witnesses but are asking anyone who may have seen the incident to contact to Burnaby RCMP.
Linteau also told the NOW when it comes to investigations into targeted shootings, police will be looking at possible alliances and motives.
“We’re certainly concerned with the recent level of violence that’s taken place, and we do have significant resources that’s been allocated to these investigations,” she said, adding investigators will be in contact with other jurisdictions to look at possible connections.
Earlier this month, a Burnaby resident and high-profile member of the Hells Angels was killed in Langley.
On Oct. 18, IHIT identified and arrested Jason Francis Wallace, 27, as a suspect in the homicide of 56-year-old Robert Keith Green. Wallace is facing a second degree murder charge.
It’s been a particularly violent month in Burnaby. The shooting comes a day after man was murdered near a homeless camp. In all, there have been three murders in Burnaby in October.
Meanwhile, in the latest shooting, police said it was lucky no one in the home was injured.
