New West police got a surprise when two injured men showed up at the department’s back door shortly after midnight on Friday.
The unusual incident started after police were called to Royal Avenue and First Street following reports of shots fired. As the officers were leaving the department office, a vehicle pulled up to the rear of the building, off Sixth Street.
According to a media release, the driver and passenger of the vehicle were suffering from minor injuries sustained during the shooting but only one victim has a gunshot wound. The second victim sustained only minor injuries. Both were taken to hospital.
The investigation is ongoing at this time and investigators are currently going over evidence collected from the scene. It is unknown whether the shooting was targeted or if it was gang related.
One victim is a resident of Maple Ridge while the other is from Vancouver Island.
