Deadly shooting in Coquitlam believed to be gang-related
Posted August 28, 2013 10:24 am.
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COQUITLAM (NEWS1130) – A man has been shot dead on a quiet residential street in Coquitlam.
He was shot on Marathon Court, which is near Brunette and Schoolhouse. The victim, who was in his thirties, was shot in his car and tried to drive away after he was shot; he later died in hospital.
Police tape was up around a large section of the neighbourhood this morning.
Around the same time as the shooting, police were also called to the same area about a vehicle fire; they believe that incident is linked to the shooting, though they have not yet been able to determine how.
“With the tentative ID that we do have, it would suggest that this was a targeted, gang-related shooting,” says Sergeant Jennifer Pound with IHIT.
Police have been taking pictures of poles that have been knocked down in the area; it’s unclear if the victim hit them as he drove away.