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Man arrested after two killed in Lund, B.C.

Powell River RCMP say they have arrested a 19-year-old man after two people were killed and another man was injured in an apparent shooting in Lund B.C.

Police say a 19-year-old male suspect is in custody, public not at risk

Powell River RCMP say two people are dead and another is injured after shots were fired on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in Lund B.C. at a residence on Scotch Place. A 19-year-old male suspect remains in custody. (Google Maps)

Powell RiverRCMP say they have arrested a 19-year-old man after two people were killed and another man was injured inan apparent shooting in Lund B.C.

Lund isabout a 30-minute drive north of PowellRiver on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast.

"It's just a sad, sad day," said Powell River Mayor Dave Formosa, who co-owned the Lund Hotel for 16 years.

Around 5:15 a.m. PT Saturday, police say officers responded to a report from a residence in the 1500 block of Scotch Place that a person had been shot.

Once there, police discoveredtwo deceased people and an injuredmale.

He was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and has been released.

Police have arrested a 19-year-old male suspect. He remains in custody.

Victims are locals: mayor

Formosa, along with others from Lund, say the suspect andvictims are locals, and people in the community are shocked at the crime.

"Two of our youth are dead, thank God a third was not harmed as bad," said Formosa.

Around 300 people live in the village.

Officers say the incident is not a random event and the public is not at risk.

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit has been called in to assist in the case.