Gunfight in Williams Lake leaves man in critical condition
By Trail Champion
Around 11:00 p.m. on June 6, 2015 the Williams Lake RCMP received multiple reports of several shots being fired in the 900 block of Western Avenue.
Responding officers observed two vehicles leaving the direct area traveling at a high rate of speed. Officers were only able to stop one of the vehicles involved. Inside that vehicle, officers found a 28 year old man suffering from gunshot wounds.
It is believed that the vehicle in which the victim was a passenger in, was being pursued by a second vehicle. As the chase proceeded through the 900 block of Western Avenue toward Highway 97, occupant(s) of the pursuing vehicle fired several shots at the lead vehicle. (The same vehicle in which the victim was a passenger).
The victim remains in critical condition in hospital.
” We the police, cannot stress enough, the seriousness of this incident which took place in a residential area at a time when the majority of the occupants were home,” stated Corporal Jason Pole of the Williams Lake General Investigation Unit stated. “Multiple shots being fired from the suspect vehicle that was traveling at a high speed through a highly populated residential area created an extremely high risk to our community. It is a blessing that no one was hit by a stray bullet.”
As such, the Williams Lake RCMP are asking any member of the public having information that will assist police in apprehending those responsible for this shooting, are asked to contact the General Investigation Section for the Williams Lake detachment of the RCMP at 250-392-6211.
