The targets of an early-morning shooting on Monday in Queensborough are not cooperating with investigators, according to New Westminster police.
Officers were called to the 1000 block of Ewen Avenue at about 1:30 a.m. on Labour Day following reports of shots fired in the area. At the scene, police located two people in a vehicle that had crashed into a traffic barrier near the scene.
The investigation, led by the department’s major crime unit, is ongoing at this time, said Sgt. Jeff Scott, spokesperson for the New Westminster Police Department.
“Our major crime detectives are working around the clock still, and hopefully we can get some witnesses coming forward who may have seen or heard anything from the time it happened,” he added.
The targets, who were uninjured, are known to police. Investigators believe they were shot at from another vehicle, possibly a dark-coloured sedan that fled the scene before police arrived.
No bystanders were injured in the shooting.
Whether the shooting is connected to the low-level drug feud in Surrey, Scott couldn’t say.
“At this point, there’s no reason to believe it’s connected to the activity happening in Surrey, but of course, there’s also nothing that rules that out, so it’s still under investigation,” he said.
Anyone who may have information on this incident is asked to contact Det. Michelle White at 604-525-5411.
