Police are looking for suspects after shots were fired at a vehicle in north Nanaimo last night.

The shots were fired into a parked Chrysler car in the 6000 block of Linley Valley Drive and a black SUV was spotted leaving the scene at a high rate of speed, which triggered a large police response shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8.

Const. Gary OB次元官网网址橞rien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said several shots were fired into the unoccupied vehicle and no one was hurt.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e following up with the neighbours,B次元官网网址� OB次元官网网址橞rien said. B次元官网网址淭here may be video camera [footage] of the incident. WeB次元官网网址檙e not sure why it happened and [there are] no suspects.B次元官网网址�

The black SUV the shots were allegedly fired from was possibly a late-model Mazda.

B次元官网网址淥ur investigationB次元官网网址檚 continuing,B次元官网网址� OB次元官网网址橞rien said. B次元官网网址淭he vehicleB次元官网网址檚 been seized for forensic investigation. WeB次元官网网址檙e trying to determine motive. Was there any connection to the vehicle? Why was that vehicle targeted? WeB次元官网网址檙e co-ordinating with various units on the Island, based on our forensic evidence.B次元官网网址�

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Nanaimo RCMP detachment non-emergency line at 250-754-2345 and quote file No. 2021-45303.

READ ALSO:

READ ALSO: o

photos@nanaimobulletin.com
Like us on and follow us on