Several People Are Injured in Shootings in British Columbia

A number of individuals had been injured and one man was in custody after shootings in not less than three areas exterior Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday morning, the police mentioned.

It was not instantly clear how many individuals had been injured or whether or not anybody had been killed within the shootings, which prompted the authorities to ship emergency alerts to cellphones within the space. They mentioned {that a} murder staff had been dispatched to the realm.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they responded to reviews that pictures had been fired “at a number of totally different scenes all through the town and township of Langley,” about 30 miles southeast of downtown Vancouver.

“Out of an abundance of warning, an Emergency Alert was issued till investigators can verify that the suspect was performing alone,” Sergeant Rebecca Parslow of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police mentioned in a press release.

One alert mentioned that one of many shootings concerned “transient victims.” That alert described the suspect as a white man with darkish hair who was sporting Carhartt coveralls and a T-shirt with a blue-and-green camouflage sample.

At 7:20 a.m. native time, the police mentioned, they took a person into custody who they believed was the lone suspect. His identify was not instantly launched.

The motive for the capturing was unclear. The police requested the general public to keep away from the downtown space of Langley.

“The general public is requested to remain out of the realm till additional discover,” the authorities mentioned.