One man was shot, another was injured and two people are in custody after an altercation in or near a homeless encampment close to NanaimoB次元官网网址檚 downtown.
Emergency services were called to Terminal Avenue near Bryden Street at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 12, to a report of an altercation involving a firearm.
Reserve Const. Gary OB次元官网网址橞rien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said officers came across a group of individuals in the former White Spot parking lot and one of the people had sustained a gunshot wound.
According to a press release from the Newcastle Community Association, a B次元官网网址渓ocal businessmanB次元官网网址� and his friends were attempting to recover items that had been stolen from his business and had been spotted in the encampment along the Millstone River.
RCMP say multiple shots were fired and the victim was hit once. The gunshot victim sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and one other person was also seriously injured in the altercation. Two people, both of whom had outstanding warrants, were taken into custody as persons of interest in the case but police have not yet determined the identity of the shooter and no charges have been laid related to the incident.
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The community association is planning a press conference later today to provide further information about the incident and the homeless encampment that they say has been a B次元官网网址渕ajor source of crime, violence, and social disorderB次元官网网址� for years.
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