The shooting suspect in Langley was killed by police Monday.
The series of early morning shootings that apparently targeted homeless people in Langley left one victim dead at Creekstone Place homeless shelter, another at the Langley City bus loop and a woman injured, RCMP say.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been deployed, and the Independent Investigations Office called in because of the police-involved shooting.
Police are now dealing with multiple locations and victims as a result of the incident. At this time police have confirmed that a total of four individuals have been shot, according to BC RCMP. “A woman near 203A Street and Fraser Highway who was taken to hospital in critical condition. A deceased male was located at Creekstone Place and another deceased male was located at the Langley City bus loop near Logan and Glover Road. There are also reports that shots may have been fired into a number of closed or unoccupied business during the incident.
IHIT DEPLOYED TO LANGLEY
Further updates as they become available. pic.twitter.com/DPd31yVUN6— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) July 25, 2022
“We are actively investigating a series of shootings that has left two dead, one in critical condition and another with serious injuries,” said Chief Superintendent Ghalib Bhayani, BC RCMP Lower Mainland assistant district commander. “At this time we don’t know the motive behind this deadly incident, nor if there was any relationship between the deceased suspect and the victims. We ask that public continue to assist us by providing any information that may be able to assist our investigation. Significant resources have been deployed to Langley to assist with determining what took place and why and we appreciate the public’s patience and cooperation as we deal with multiple locations throughout the Langley area.”
The incident began sometime before 6 a.m. in downtown Langley City.
There were shootings at the bus loop at Logan Avenue and Glover Road, and about a block away in the Cascades Casino parking lot fronting Fraser Highway.
At 200th Street and the Langley Bypass, another forensics tent was set up in the parking lot, near a white sedan with its licence plates covered with cardboard, and an RCMP cruiser that appeared to have bullet damage to a passenger side window.
Another nearby police vehicle on 200th Street had multiple bullet holes in the driver’s side of its windshield and one in the driver’s side window.
No police were hurt in the shootings.
“There were no emergency personnel injured in this incident,” said Langley RCMP Sgt. Rebecca Parslow.
Police did confirm that the victims of the shootings were homeless people.
Kim Snow, who runs the Kimz Angels non-profit that helps the homeless, said that homeless people she spoke to said there were two victims, one woman and one man. Both were believed to be dead, but that has not yet been confirmed.
“They’re vulnerable,” Snow said of the people living on Langley’s streets. “They’re right there.”
Langley RCMP and the Emergency Response Team took one man into custody near the Spence Diamonds on 200th Street and the Langley Bypass. A man, wearing a white shirt, was seen there in cuffs next to an RCMP officer at 5:50 a.m.
Two emergency alerts were issued on Monday morning, first sending smartphones screaming at 6:15 a.m.
The alert described the suspect as a white man, with dark hair, wearing brown Carhart coveralls and a blue and green camouflage T-shirt with a red logo on the right sleeve, associated with a white car.
The alert said it was unknown if other people were involved in the incident.
Downtown Langley areas near the shooting scenes are surrounded by yellow tape and numerous RCMP vehicles, and 200th Street was closed at the Bypass. It was unclear as of Monday morning how long the closures would last.
“Our hearts go out to the family and friends of everyone involved in this tragic event,” said Mayor Val van den Broke of Langley City.
She said both RCMP and BC Ambulance were quick to respond to the incidents.
Counselling would be arranged for anyone who witnessed the events through Langley Memorial Hospital, the mayor said.
One of the businesses nearest a shooting scene was the Fitness Unlimited on Logan Avenue, near the bus loop.
An employee there said that the incident was over so fast that staff didn’t know anything was happening until police arrived. People inside did not hear gunshots.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Langley campus announced it would be closing, but later opened up as the alerts were lifted. The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce was inviting people who couldn’t access their offices or stores to message them on Twitter, and the chamber would open its offices to them.
The public safety alert, which went out on cell phones across Langley and much of the region at 6:15 a.m., was cancelled by another alert message sent at 3:30 p.m.
BREAKING: Due to the recent police incident, please avoid Langley City's downtown core, in the area of 200 Street & the Langley Bypass in Langley Township. The public is asked to stay out of the area until further notice.#langley #rcmp #langleyrcmp #langleypolice #bcrcmp pic.twitter.com/qmFQs7s1LR
— Langley RCMP (@LangleyRCMP) July 25, 2022
Multiple Shootings in Langleyhttps://t.co/kaan8QNq6a
Active investigation w/ multiple areas of Langley closed to public. We're asking public to stay out of: 200 St & Langley Bypass; Cascades Casino parking lot @ Fraser Hwy & 204 St, Langley Bus Loop @ Logan Ave & Glover Rd. pic.twitter.com/MrNAOyWf3b
— Langley RCMP (@LangleyRCMP) July 25, 2022
In line with the request for people to stay out of the area, KPU won't be opening its Langley campus this morning as a precautionary measure while it awaits more information on the multiple shooting incident in Langley.https://t.co/cpOaUOVRzf
— KwantlenU (@KwantlenU) July 25, 2022
Based on the updated communications from the RCMP, the Langley campus is now open.
There has been a request for the public to avoid:
– 200th St and Langley Bypass
– Cascades Casino parking lot at Fraser Highway and 204 Street
– Langley Bus Loop at Logan Ave and Glover Road. pic.twitter.com/UAMHVuR52P— KwantlenU (@KwantlenU) July 25, 2022
I’d rather wake up to an #emergencyalert than not knowing such serious event is happening in Langley!
Thanks to @LangleyRCMP and anyone else who is involved in taking such decisions. Please keep innocent citizens safe— resilientmama! (@RSVanCity) July 25, 2022
More to come.
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