Drive-by shooting rattles Langley neighbourhood, targets not cooperating with police

RCMP say no one was injured in a drive-by shooting in Langley, B.C., overnight.

According to police, it happened in a cul-de-sac in the 7000 block of 196A Avenue.

Witnesses told police a Dodge Durango pulled into the area, where a white SUV was parked.

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Someone inside the SUV then opened fire on the Durango, which fled.

After more gunfire, the SUV fled, police said.

Police recovered the Durango and said the occupants — a 25- and 26-year-old man who are known to police — were refusing to cooperate.

About 10 minutes after the shooting, police located a vehicle on fire in the 7300 block of 182nd Street.




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Mounties did not immediately say if the shooting was linked to the Lower Mainland gang conflict.

Police have been dealing with a deadly flare up of violence between regional gangs, including a string of shootings over about a month which have left six people dead.

The most recent of those killings came just days ago, in Langley.

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On Saturday, it was revealed that a Surrey RCMP officer was arrested and is facing possible criminal charges after being caught in a vehicle with known gang affiliates.

Anyone with information on the latest shooting is asked to call Langley RCMP or Crime Stoppers if they wish to remain anonymous.

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