Re: Canada police respond to 'multiple shooting scenes' with homeless victims; 'lone' gunman in custody

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Canadian police responded to multiple separate shooting scenes
and wounded victims across the city and township of Langley in
British Columbia Monday before the lone gunman was taken into
custody.

In the early morning hours, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Langley said its officers responded to "multiple report shots
fired with several victims and several scenes throughout the
City of Langley and one scene in the Township of Langley."

"Out of an abundance of caution, an Emergency Alert was issued
until investigators can confirm that the suspect was acting
alone," police spokeswoman Sgt. Rebecca Parslow said in a
statement. "The Langley RCMP with the assistance of the Lower
Mainland Emergency Response Team, took one male into custody who
we believe is responsible for the shootings."

At 7:20 a.m. local time, the police emergency alert was updated,
as investigators believe the lone suspect to be in custody,
Parslow said.

"This is an active investigation with multiple areas of the
Langley City and Langley Township closed to the public," she
added. "We are asking the public to stay out of the following
areas: 200 street and Langley Bypass; Parking lot of Cascades
Casino located at Fraser Highway and 204 Street, Langley Bus
Loop located a Logan Avenue and Glover Road."

Parslow did not clarify the number of victims or clarify if
there were any fatalities. Royal Canadian Mounted Police did not
immediately return a Fox News Digital request for comment.

A purported screenshot of the alert shared to social media
warned of "multiple shooting scenes in the downtown core of the
city," with one incident in Langley township involving
"transient victims."

The alert described the possible shooter as a Caucasian male
with dark hair wearing brown Carhartt coveralls and a blue and
green camo T-shirt with a red logo on the right sleeve.

Videos shared on social media also showed a large police
presence downtown.

Langley is about 30 miles southeast of Vancouver.

The deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history happened in 2020
when a man disguised as a police officer shot people in their
homes and set fires across the province of Nova Scotia, killing
22 people.

The country overhauled its gun-control laws after an attacker
named Marc Lepine killed 14 women and himself in 1989 at
Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique college. It is now illegal to
possess an unregistered handgun or any kind of rapid-fire weapon
in Canada. To purchase a weapon, the country also requires
training, a personal risk assessment, two references, spousal
notification and criminal record checks.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. The
Associated Press contributed to this report.

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