Homicide investigation underway after man shot, killed in Abbotsford
Man dies in hospital, after shots heard on Crown Court
Police say a man is dead after a shooting in Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday night.
Abbotsford Police Const. Ian MacDonald said officers responded to a report of shots fired on Crown Court, near Charlotte Avenue, at 9:11 p.m. PT.
The man was transported to hospital, where he later died of his injuries.
Cameron Mackay lives near the scene of the shooting, and said he saw a large police presence on his street after hearing the gunshots from his house at 9:09 p.m.
"They drove over my front lawn with an armoured vehicle," Mackay said.
IHIT now leading as the male has succumbed to his injuries. No further information to be released tonight by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IHIT?src=hash">#IHIT</a> <a href="https://t.co/LBU9wGuhNv">https://t.co/LBU9wGuhNv</a>
—@HomicideTeam"Apparently someone was shot at the end of the cul-de-sac … They took him away, they were working on him, but it doesn't look too good."
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is now looking into the incident as a homicide.
With files from Chantelle Bellerichard