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Three people were injured, including a police officer, after a shooting outside a Yaletown Starbucks and Science World late Monday morning in Vancouver.
Vancouver Police say they arrived at Davie Street and Marinaside Crescent around 11 a.m. to find an injured woman. She was transported to hospital in serious condition.
Police followed the shooting suspect to the Science World area. There, more gunfire was exchanged. Both the man and an officer were hurt.
“I saw a cop hiding behind his cop car at the side of Science World… drove up on the sidewalk…. and then the guy turned around; he saw the cop and the cop had fired a shot,” says a witness.
Witnesses from inside the nearby VanCity building say they didn’t hear the shots, but they saw puff of smoke.
There are apparently a few field trips at Science World today; at least 50 youngsters were not allowed out for almost two hours. We spoke with one man who was there with his family today.
“[My wife] was wasn’t allowed to leave,” he tells us. “They told her apparently something is happening. Don’t go out… Afterward, she saw police.”
Meanwhile, in Yaletown, police tape is up and drinking cups have been placed over bullet casings on the street.
The windows are shattered at a nearby apartment building. Dozens of police cars are in the area, and traffic is blocked off. Police say the officer’s injuries appear to be minor.
The suspect is now in custody.
Agencies/Canadajournal
