VANCOUVER — A targeted shooting on a major Vancouver street has left three people injured, including bystanders.

Vancouver police say several shots were fired in a busy commercial and residential area on Saturday evening.

Police say a man in his early 20s, who is believed to be the target of the attack, was taken to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.

A man in his 30s, who police say was not a target, suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

A 15-year-old from Coquitlam, B.C., who was driving through the area when shots were fired, was seriously injured and taken to hospital.

Police are asking witnesses or anyone with dash-cam footage of the scene to come forward as the investigation continues. </s> Police are investigating a shooting that injured three people in Vancouver Saturday night, including a 15-year-old male bystander.

Vancouver police responded to a report of several shots fired in the area of East Broadway and Ontario Street. The three victims were immediately treated by paramedics.

The 15-year-old victim was seriously injured and taken to hospital. The Coquitlam teen was in a vehicle that was driving by at the time of the shooting.

A Vancouver man in his early 20s was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Investigators believe this man was targeted.

The third victim, a Vancouver man in his 30s, sustained minor injuries. Police believe he was not targeted and he was treated at the scene and released.

No arrests have been made and the area around East Broadway and Ontario Street is expected to remain blocked for several more hours.

Investigators with the VPD's Major Crime Section are asking anyone who witnessed the shooting, or who may have dash-cam footage and was driving in the area between 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday night, to call 604-717-2500.

More to come. </s> Police say a Vancouver man and a Coquitlam teenager are in hospital with serious injuries after an alleged shooting in Mount Pleasant Saturday night.

Vancouver police responded to reports of gunfire near East Broadway and Ontario street just after 9:15 p.m. Saturday, according to a release. Officers found three injured people and believe one out of the three was targeted in the attack.

Police believe the shooter or shooters – they have not said how many suspects there are – were targeting a Vancouver man in his early 20s. He suffered life-threatening injuries and is in hospital.

A Coquitlam teenager, 15, was seriously injured and was taken to hospital. Police say the teenager was in a vehicle that happened to be driving by during the shooting.

Another Vancouver man, in his 30s, had minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

The area around East Broadway and Ontario Street will remained blocked off for several more hours, Vancouver police said Sunday morning.

Police have not made any arrests in connection with this shooting and the investigation is ongoing.

Investigators appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this shooting or who may have dash-cam footage and driving in the area between 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday night, to call (604) 717- 2500. </s> Police are appealing for witnesses after a shooting injured three people in Vancouver Saturday night, including a 15-year-old male bystander.

Vancouver police responded to a report of several shots fired in the area of East Broadway and Ontario Street. The three victims were immediately treated by paramedics.

The 15-year-old victim was seriously injured and taken to hospital. The Coquitlam teen was in a vehicle that was driving by at the time of the shooting.

According to police, evidence suggests the teenager was an innocent bystander and no one in the vehicle he was travelling in is of interest to the police at this time.

A Vancouver man in his early 20s was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The man is known to police and investigators believe this man was targeted.

There is an indication that there was an exchange of gunfire between the targeted victim and the shooter, said VPD spokesperson Sgt. Jason Robillard.

The third victim, a Vancouver man in his 30s, sustained minor injuries. Police believe he was not targeted and he was treated at the scene and released.

Officers interviewed witnesses at a nearby restaurant on Broadway. (Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC)

"This is bad and we are concerned about how brazen this was," said Robillard in a news conference.

"This is rare that these things happen...and we are going to work as hard as we have to to solve this."

No arrests have been made and the area around East Broadway and Ontario Street was blocked for several hours.

More than 30 VPD officers are investigating. They are still determining if the shooter was on vehicle or foot.

Investigators with the VPD's Major Crime Section are asking anyone who witnessed the shooting, or who may have dash-cam footage and was driving in the area between 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday night, to call 604-717-2500.

With files from GP Mendoza and Bridgette Watson. </s> VANCOUVER - A 25-year-old man is in custody following a shooting at a church in Salmon Arm, B.C., that left one person dead and sent another in hospital Sunday morning.

Salmon Arm RCMP say the shooting happened during an event at the Church of Christ in the community about 100 kilometres north of Kelowna, and that investigators do not believe it was religiously motivated.

They say a man entered the church at about 10:30 a.m. and allegedly shot two parishioners.

Police say several parishioners wrestled the alleged shooter to the ground, and officers seized a rifle.

They say one person died at the scene, while the other was taken to hospital in stable condition.

Police say charges against the suspect are pending, and there's no reason to believe there's a risk to public safety.

Investigators say the suspect knew at least one of his alleged victims - neither of whom is being identified. </s> Police believe a man in his 20s was the target of the shooting

Three people have been sent to hospital following a shooting in Vancouver Saturday night.

In a news release, Vancouver Police said they responded to a reports of shots fired near East Broadway and Ontario Street shortly after 9 p.m.

A 15-year-old Coquitlam teenager driving by the area was sent to hospital with serious injuries.

Police believe that a man in his 20s, who received life-threatening injuries, was the target of the shooting.

Another man in his 30s was treated for minor injuries and then released.

No one has been arrested and the area is expected to remain blocked off for several hours.

Investigators are asking anyone who may have seen the shooting or have dash cam footage of the area between 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday night to call 604-717-2500.

Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. </s> 15-year-old bystander in serious condition after shooting in Vancouver </s> TORONTO – Police say one of three people injured in a shooting in downtown Toronto has died.

Gunfire erupted in the heart of the city’s entertainment district Saturday evening, sending people on the street running for cover.

Police tweeted that one of the wounded was taken to hospital without vital signs and was later pronounced dead.

They described the injuries suffered by the other two as “very serious.”

They added that two suspects were seen running from the area, and may have fled in a black SUV or white car.

Toronto has seen a surge in gun violence this year which Mayor John Tory and Police Chief Mark Saunders have blamed primarily on gang activity. </s> LONDON: Ten people, including two children, were injured early Sunday morning when shots were fired after a Caribbean carnival in the northern English city of Manchester.

Greater Manchester police said one man is in stable but serious condition at a local hospital with injuries to his legs. The other nine people are being treated for pellet-type wounds suffered in the shooting, which was reported at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

“Thankfully the injuries suffered do not appear to be as serious as first believed, and hopefully people will begin to leave hospital over the course of the day following treatment,” Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry said in a statement, urging anyone else who may be injured to seek treatment. “This was a reckless act that could have had devastating consequences with families and friends losing loved ones.”

He later added the working hypothesis of authorities is that the pellets came from a shotgun discharge.

“How many times it has been discharged isn’t clear at this stage and forms part of our investigation,” he said.

The shooting comes amid a spike in gun and knife crime in Britain that has sparked calls for government action in a country where firearms are strictly controlled.
Two people are killed and another is injured in a mass shooting in Vancouver, Canada.