Two men were taken to a healthcare facility with non-life-threatening injuries. The Abbotsford Police are attempting to figure out why 2 men without apparent drug or gang connections were shot at while driving along Ponderosa Street.
Shooting ordeal leaves 2 men with injuries
According to Const. Ian MacDonald, the 19 and 28-year old victims who sustained wounds in the shooting were cooperating with the police. The pair were lucky to only sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the incident that was given emergency care.
The two were driving in the area of Ponderosa Street and Ponderosa Place around 1:20 AM either on their way to or from a gathering when they were shot at by a passing vehicle. It is not known how many shots were fired but the police recovered several shell casings in the area.
The victims are residents of west Abbotsford but do not live in the site of the shooting.
APD’s major crime unit, forensic identification unit, patrol division, and collision reconstructionists are still investigating the case.
The investigators are interviewing witnesses and hope to acquire footage from video surveillance cameras installed at homes in the area to obtain a description of the culprits and the suspect vehicle which fled the scene.
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