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FOG BLOG CANADA NEWS LOG: 3 CONFIRMED DEAD IN MULTIPLE SHOOTINGS IN LANGLEY B.C.!

3 confirmed dead, including suspect, after multiple shootings in Langley, B.C. 2 people injured during violence that triggered emergency alerts to the public Two victims are dead and two others are seriously hurt after a series of shootings in Langley, B.C., prompted emergency alerts to the public on Monday.

A suspect was later identified and shot dead by RCMP, ending a series of attacks police believe were targeted at homeless people in the area.

RCMP were called to the downtown core of the City of Langley and the neighbouring Township of Langley for reported shootings "in the early hours of the morning," according to a statement.

Four victims were shot.

One man was found dead by the Langley city bus loop at Logan Avenue and Glover Road. Another man was discovered dead at the nearby Creek Stone Place supportive housing project.

Police also found a woman who'd been shot near 203A Street and Fraser Highway. She was taken to hospital in critical condition. RCMP issued a blaring direct-to-cellphone emergency alert to the public with a description of a suspect and possible suspect vehicle just before 6:20 a.m. PT ⁠— the second time in the past year the Alert Ready system has been used for an active shooter scenario in B.C.

A man matching the suspect's description was later found near Willowbrook Mall, at 200 Street and the Langley Bypass.

Police shot and killed him after an "interaction," the statement said.

A fourth victim with a gunshot wound to the leg was found nearby.

"At this time we don't know the motive behind this deadly incident, nor if there was any relationship between the deceased suspect and the victims," said Chief Supt. Ghalib Bhayani, assistant district commander with the Lower Mainland RCMP.



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