1 dead in shooting outside Superstore in North Vancouver

Homicide investigators have been called to North Vancouver after amandied Friday afternoon in a shooting outside a grocery store.

A statement from RCMP said shots were firedin the parking lot of the Superstoreon Seymour Boulevard, justnorthof the entrance to the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge, around 2:45 p.m. PT.

Officers responded and found one man who'd been shot, police said. He died from his injuries at the scene.

"This is extremely alarming for the community. This happened at a neighbourhood grocery store that's frequented by families and children from the neighbourhoods around this area on a daily basis," North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Peter DeVries said.

He said the shooting does not appear to be a random act, but did not say if the victim was known to police.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is now investigating.

In an earlier statement, RCMP asked the publicto avoid the area.Drivers on the North Shore were told to expect traffic delays, particularly heading southbound on the bridge.

"In the case of a very serious crime such as this, we'll often go to those choke points and try to slow at the exit from the city in the hopes of capturing who might have been responsible," DeVries said.

"I know that that happened in this case and that it did cause some backups on the Second Narrows Bridge ... but that has been cleared now."

DeVries said they have no information on a suspect or suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call investigators or emailhitinfo@rcmpgrc.gc.ca.