Nanaimo RCMP tape off a home on Needham St. after a reported shooting. At least one person was injured and was treated at the scene by paramedics. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Two people seriously injured in south Nanaimo home shooting

Jan 28, 2022 | 11:26 AM

NANAIMO — Two people sustained serious injuries after a shooting at a home in south Nanaimo.

Several RCMP officers, Nanaimo Fire Rescue and BC Emergency Health Services were called to a home on Needham St. at Centre St. on Friday, Jan. 28 around 10:30 a.m.

Witnesses said they heard what sounded like a gunshot.

BC RCMP Sgt. Chris Manseau told NanaimoNewsNOW one man was seriously injured by a gunshot, while another man was seriously injured from an apparent assault.

A third person was treated on scene for minor injuries by attending paramedics.

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Manseau said several people in the home suffered from the lasting impacts of bear spray.

“At this time we strongly suspect that he suspect and the victims are known to each other and there’s no threat to the public.”

Meanseau said no arrests have been made.

Nanaimo RCMP officers continue to investigate. The home is cordoned off with police tape in anticipation of police executing a search warrant, Manseau said.

The home is located on Snuneymuxw First Nation land.

Police block off a home on Needham St. after a reported shooting early Friday, Jan. 28. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

One person is loaded into an ambulance after reports of a gunfire at a home on Needham St. on the morning of Friday, Jan. 28. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

A heavy presence of emergency responders was in place at the bottom of Needham St. after an incident around 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 28. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

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