One dead after reports of shots fired near Hume Park in New Westminster
Posted April 27, 2019 11:59 pm.
Last Updated April 28, 2019 11:42 am.
NEW WESTMINSTER (NEWS 1130) – Police in New Westminster say an adult has been killed and a suspect is in custody following a report of shots fired on East Columbia Street near Hume Park at around 7:30 Saturday evening.
On Sunday, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team tweeted that the victim was a man and a suspect is in custody.
New Deployment: #IHIT is in the 600-block East Columbia St, #NewWestminsterBC after police received a call of a shooting yesterday around 7:30pm. One man dead. One suspect in custody. Believed not random. No continued risk to public safety. No media avail today. pic.twitter.com/mgH1Otp0Xh
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) April 28, 2019
The region’s homicide investigation team is working with the New Westminster Police Major Crimes unit to gather evidence.
Police say there are no risks to the public as a result of the incident as they believe the shooting was not random.