A 23-year-old was injured in a police-involved shooting in Vancouver’s Gastown.
Metro Vancouver Transit Police officers were involved in a shooting that occurred overnight after reports were received about a man with a weapon in Vancouver’s Gastown district.
On Monday, November 28, just after 10 pm, Transit Police and the Vancouver Police Department responded to the 300 block of West Cordova Street in Vancouver after several people reported a man with a weapon threatening people.
During the interaction, shots were fired by Transit Police. A 23-year-old man was injured and taken to hospital, where he remains in police custody. No officers were injured during the altercation.
The Independent Investigations Office of BC has been contacted and Transit Police is working collaboratively with them as the investigation continues.
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