A woman has been seriously hurt in a shooting that police say happened not far from a homeless camp on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Officers were first called after a report of a shooting Saturday but found no victim. However, the wounded victim showed up in hospital a short time later.
Police say the 53-year-old woman was stopped in a vehicle just west of the camp when the shooting occurred.
The woman, who lives in Powell River, B.C., told police she had been visiting a man who stays at the Oppenheimer Park encampment.
The victim has had surgery and police say her injuries are not life-threatening.
The Vancouver Police Department has warned of a significant increase in weapons, violence and calls for service at the campsite as gangs compete for territory in the park.
Police say they thwarted a murder plot recently by arresting three street gang members who were allegedly planning to kill a rival drug trafficker who operates near the park.