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Person shot dead in Kamloops, B.C.: RCMP
Police are treating the death as a homicide and say the attack was targeted, while asking witnesses and dashcam drivers to come forward.
On Tuesday, a fatal shooting occurred in downtown Kamloops, leaving one person dead outside a home in the 200-block of Columbia Street.
Mounties investigating the incident believe the attack was targeted, with officers cordoning off 268 Columbia Street as part of the homicide probe.
Neighbours reported hearing no gunshots or commotion, though residents noted that suspicious activity is common in the adjacent alleyway.
Police are requesting dashcam footage from anyone near the 200-block between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m., while investigators withhold the victim's identity pending family notification.
This fatal incident marks the third homicide in Kamloops this year, with Castanet Kamloops reporting that residents were contacted by police seeking surveillance footage.