A West Shore mother is being mourned after she was shot outside a home in Langford on Friday night.
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On Saturday morning, Const. Nancy Saggar said police arrived on scene to find that a 40-year-old woman was shot and B次元官网网址渓ater succumbed to her injuries.B次元官网网址�
Shortly after 9:30 pm last night attended the scene of a shooting near the 800 block or Arncote Ave. The victim sadly succumbed to their injuries. The murder suspect has been arrested and is custody. Police are continuing the investigation.
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Friends of the woman have identified her to Black Press Media as Angela Dalman, although police have not identified the victim. Dalman is a mother and West Shore resident.
Saggar said the suspect B次元官网网址� identified as a 35-year old man B次元官网网址� fled the scene in a car before officers arrived. The Vancouver Island Emergency Response team was sent out to look for him and policing agencies in the area were notified about the vehicle and suspect as well.
Around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, the suspect was located by the Saanich Police Department K-9 unit. Saggar said he was safely brought into custody and that he was known to police prior to the shooting.
Police are still trying to confirm how the man and woman knew each other, but Saggar said they do not believe the shooting was due to intimate partner violence.
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Both the man and woman were not residents of the home where the shooting took place. Saggar said there was a B次元官网网址済athering of peopleB次元官网网址� at the residence that night where a B次元官网网址渄isturbanceB次元官网网址� occurred followed by the shooting.
The West Shore RCMP and Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) are still investigating. Authorities believe this was an isolated incident and that the public is not at risk. Saggar said there is no indication at the moment that it was gang related but noted police are open to all possibilities as they are still early in the investigation.
As of 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, investigators were still on-site and Arncote Avenue remained closed between Peatt and Deville Roads. Saggar said investigators are still processing the scene and that there is no estimate as to when they will be finished.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) at 250-380-6211.
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Police still remain at the scene of a reported shooting in Langford this morning. Investigators are on site and thereB次元官网网址檚 a blue Langford Fire Rescue tent outside one of the homes here on Arncote Ave. ItB次元官网网址檚 just off Peatt Rd.
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