Nanaimo shooting linked to on-going Lower Mainland gang violence
NANAIMO — Police say there is no further risk to the public following a targeted, gang-related fatal shooting in the city.
Shots rang out behind the Wendy’s restaurant on the Island Hwy. near Rock City Centre around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 20.
One person was later found dead from gunshot wounds inside their vehicle, while witnesses reported a white SUV sped away from the scene immediately following the gunshots.
“We believe this event has a nexus to the ongoing gang-conflict and violence currently plaguing a number of Lower Mainland communities,” Acting Inspector Donovan Tait said in a release.