By Canadian Press

Vancouver police identify 24-year-old woman as victim of fatal shooting

Mar 18, 2021 | 4:43 PM

VANCOUVER — Police say they’ve identified the woman shot inside a social housing building on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside early Wednesday morning.

They say in a news release 24-year-old Shania Paulson died after being shot inside the Arco Hotel, a single room occupancy building.

No arrests have been made and police say the investigation is ongoing.

A police statement issued Wednesday said officers found Paulson suffering from a gunshot wound and she later died in hospital. 

Police believe her attacker fled and they’re asking anyone with information to contact homicide unit detectives or Crime Stoppers.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 18, 2021.

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