麻豆传媒映画police have identified the city鈥檚 fourth homicide victim of the year.
Manoj Kumar, a 30-year-old 麻豆传媒映画resident, was shot and killed Tuesday night near West Fourth Avenue and Burrard Street.
鈥淏ased on the circumstances surrounding the shooting, this appears to be a targeted homicide,鈥� media relations officer Const. Jason Doucette said in a news release. 鈥淎lthough it鈥檚 very early in the investigation and we are still working to identify a motive, I can confirm that Mr. Kumar was not known to police and does not have any obvious connections to a criminal lifestyle.鈥�
Doucette said police received several 911 calls at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday reporting the sound of gunshots in the area.
Officers arrived to find Kumar sitting in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. He died at the scene.
The suspect fled before officers arrived. No arrests have been made.
Doucette said there were initial reports of a vehicle leaving the area immediately after the shooting. A few hours later, just after midnight, officers were called to a vehicle fire on West 22nd Avenue at Yew Street.
鈥淎lthough the vehicle has not been directly linked to the shooting, officers have seized it pending further investigation,鈥� Doucette said.
Any witnesses, or anyone who was driving in the area at the time with dash-cam footage, is asked to contact investigators at 604-717-2500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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