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A man was injured by shattered glass when another man fired shots into his vehicle during a road rage incident in Richmond.
“According to the victim, he was driving his white Mercedes van near Alderbridge Way and No. 3 Road when he was cut off by a white Kia,” said Richmond RCMP Cpl. Adriana O’Malley in a news release on Tuesday.
The victim pulled over next to the Kia at Alderbridge Way and Lansdowne Road and shouted at the driver, who pulled out a gun and began shooting. The Kia then took off and was last seen headed east on Lansdowne.
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While no bullets hit the Mercedes driver, he was hit by shattered glass from his driver’s side window.
“This was a reckless and brazen act which could have caused serious injury or worse to the victim or any pedestrian or motorist in the area,” said Inps. Michael Cohee of Richmond RCMP. “We will go to every length possible to identify those involved in this grievous criminal act. We are asking anyone that was in the area at the time of the shooting to contact us.”
Anyone who was in the area around 6 to 6:30 p.m. on June 28 or has dashcam video of the scene can call Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212 or make an anonymous report at Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-8477 or solvecrime.ca.
jruttle@postmedia.com
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