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Man hit in arm, leg during shooting at Burnaby house

A man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in the Cascade Heights neighbourhood Monday night.

A man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to his arm and leg after a shooting in Burnaby Monday night.

Emergency crews responded to the 3800 block of Nithsdale Street in the Cascade Heights neighbourhood shortly before 11 p.m. for reports of shots fired, according to an RCMP news release.

“When police arrived, they found several people at a home, including a 47-year-old man who had been shot in the arm and leg,” the release stated.

The investigation is still in the early stages, according to police, but there are early indications the shooting was targeted and may have involved several suspects who fled the area.

As of Tuesday morning, investigators were still gathering details from witnesses who were at the home during the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999.

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