Police say there’s nothing to suggest the public is in danger after a resident near 22nd Street and Eighth Avenue awoke Tuesday morning to find bullet holes in their home and vehicle.
New Westminster police are investigating the shooting, which they believed happened in the early hours of Dec. 1, Acting Sgt. Jeff Scott, spokesperson with the department, told the Record.
The resident called police around 11:45 a.m. after finding the bullet holes. No one reported hearing the shots fired, Scott said. There were no injuries reported either.
The police department’s major crime unit is leading the investigation, and they’re looking to speak with anyone who may have been in the 2200 block of Eighth Avenue and heard or seen something in the early hours of Dec. 1, Scott said.
“We don’t have suspects, but we don’t believe that there’s any reason to suspect the public’s at risk right now,” he added.
Scott couldn’t say if the residents of the home hit by the bullets are known to police, and at this time, it’s still too soon to say if the shooting was gang related or connected to incidents in other cities in the Lower Mainland.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Det. Michelle White at 604-525-5411 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
