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1 man dead after shooting, crash in South Vancouver: police

The Vancouver Police Department is investigating an incident that left one man dead after a shooting and a subsequent vehicle crash in South Vancouver on Friday.

Investigation underway into whether a nearby car fire is connected to shooting in Sunset area

Two cars are pictured crashed into each other behind crime tape, while people look on.
The scene of a three-vehicle crash is seen in South Vancouver's Sunset neighbourhood after a fatal shooting near the Knight Street Bridge on Friday night. (Shane MacKichan)

A man was killed after a shooting and a subsequent vehicle crash in South Vancouver on Friday night, police say.

Officers were called just before 9 p.m. PT on Friday to the area of Inverness Street and 63rd Avenue, near the Knight Street Bridge, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said in a statement on Saturday.

Two men were shot at in a car, which then collided with two other vehicles, police said.

Hitkaran Johal, 25, died at the scene of the crash, according to police.

A burned-out sedan car is seen on a residential street.
Police say a burned-out car was found a few blocks west of the shooting, at East 63rd Avenue and Prince Edward Street. Police say they haven't determined if the car fire is connected to the shooting. (Shane MacKichan)

The VPD addedthat the second man in the car was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

After the shooting and crash, a car was set on fire near East 63rd Avenue and Prince Edward Street, a few blocks west, police said.

Three cars are pictured piled into each other on a large street.
Police say that two men were shot at in a vehicle, and they then collided with two other vehicles near East 63rd Avenue and Inverness Street. (Shane MacKichan)

The VPD are working to determine if the vehicle fire was connected to the fatal shooting, according to the statement.

"Investigators believe this shooting was targeted and there is no ongoing public safety risk at this time."

No charges have been laid and an investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with more information is asked to call police at604-717-2500.

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1 man killed after shooting in South Vancouver, police say

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A shooting in South Vancouver, and a subsequent three-vehicle crash, left one man dead and another injured on Friday, police said, adding an investigation is ongoing.