Gunman Opens Fire At Longshoremen Banquet

Four shot after gunman opens fire at longshoremen banquet near Vancouver

Canadian Press | Jan 17, 2013 9:08 AM ET | Last Updated: Jan 17, 2013 9:10 AM ET
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THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckA RCMP officer puts up police tape to cordon off the area around a banquet hall where four men were shot in Richmond, B.C., late Wednesday.

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RICHMOND, B.C. — The RCMP confirm four people are in hospital after being shot in Richmond, B.C., Wednesday night.

It happened at about 9 p.m. during a longshoreman’s union gathering at the Riverside Banquet Hall on River Road near Number Six Road.

RCMP Insp. Brian Massie says it appears to have been a “targeted situation” and described the injuries as ranging from “critical and life-threatening to not so critical.”

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckRCMP Insp. Bryon Massie, left, speaks with an investigator outside the banquet hall.

Massie also told radio station CKNW that a single shooter was involved, but did not indicate if anyone has been arrested.

One unidentified eyewitness told radio station News1130 that one person was shot in the neck during an argument and three people who tried to intervene were also shot.

Another witness said he heard around eight shots being fired. Police used a transit bus to take witnesses from the banquet hall to the detachment for further questioning.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckReporters talk to a driver leaving the area where the men were shot.