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1 arrested in RCMP manhunt after 2 shot in Langley, B.C.

A Langley RCMP manhunt that began when two people were injured in a shooting in Walnut Grove ended with the arrest of a suspect less than two hours later.

Incident in Walnut Grove began at around 4 p.m. PT Sunday

Langley RCMP Walnut Grove manhunt RAW

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Police in Langley arrested at least one suspect after a shooting and a manhunt in Walnut Grove

A Langley RCMP manhunt that began when two people were injured in a shooting ended with the arrest of a suspect less than two hours later.

An area in Langley's Walnut Grove was under lockdown Sunday afternoon as police searched for the suspect, who was believed to be armed.

The incident began at around 4 p.m. PT, after calls were received about shots fired at a property in the 8300 block of 216 Street.

Two shooting victims were taken to hospital, and are reported to have non-life threatening injuries.

Video shot during the manhunt shows officers on foot and in vehicles converging around the area of 86A Crescent in a nearby subdivision.

Witnesses told CBC News that by 5:30 p.m. several people appeared to have been taken into custody, but an RCMP spokesman said just before 7 p.m. that just one arrest had been made.

A policeman runs down a suburban sidewalk in Walnut Grove with his gun drawn as officers close in on a suspect in a shooting that happened Sunday afternoon. (Shane MacKichan/CBC)

Corrections

  • An earlier version of this story stated that several arrests had been made in relation to the shooting. A police spokesman said that just one man had been taken into custody, and no other suspects were being sought.
    Mar 16, 2014 7:00 PM PT

With files from the CBC's Jesara Sinclair