Homicide police have taken over the investigation into a shooting near Robert Burnaby Park on Sunday night.
According to a release from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, Burnaby Mounties were called to the area of Second Street and 19th Avenue around 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 10 following reports of shots fired.
When officers arrived, they found a lone man suffering from gun-shot wounds. The victim was taken by ambulance to hospital, where he died a short while later. The case was handed over to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, which is now in the early stages of the investigation, the release added.
“While this investigation is in the very early stages, (the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team) can confirm that evidence gathered thus far suggests this to be a targeted attack,” Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pound said in the release.
Police say the victim, a 46-year-old man from Alberta, is known to police.
More information will be made public as homicide investigators along with the forensic identification team and Burnaby RCMP canvass the area for evidence and speak with witnesses.
Anyone with information on this homicide is asked to contact the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team by calling their tipline at 1-877-551-4448 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
