The man killed in a shooting at Maple Ridge on Thursday has been identified as Arthur Aaron Joseph Como, murder investigators said on Saturday.
The 41-year-old Maple Ridge resident was known to police, according to a press release from the Integrated Lower Continent Homicide Investigation Team.
However, it is too early to say whether Como’s murder is linked to the ongoing conflict between gangs in the Lower Continent, police said.
RCMP officers were called to block 12300 on Carlton Street in Maple Ridge around 2pm on Thursday after receiving numerous reports of shots fired.
When they arrived, they found an injured man with gunshot wounds. Despite rescue efforts, he died on the spot.
“We want to talk to Mr. Como’s friends and associates in an attempt to schedule his activities for the days before his death,” said an IHIT Cpl spokesman. Sukhi Dhesi in the Saturday edition.
Investigators are looking for witnesses, surveillance and video footage from Carlton Street and 124 Avenue, as well as 216 Street and Dewdney Trunk Road, IHIT said, adding that they were particularly interested in video recorded between 1:30 p.m. and 14:30
The two places are about a kilometer apart.
IHIT said it was working with Ridge Meadows RCMP, the Integrated Forensic Identification Service and the BC Coroners Service, as it was performing “priority tasks” in the investigation.
“We are deeply concerned when there is a shooting in our community and we understand that it is a traumatic experience for the people who witnessed this incident,” Desi said. “Ridge Meadows RCMP Victim Services are available if anyone wishes to speak to them and can be reached at 604-467-7650 or by email at rm_victim_services@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.”
Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT Advice Line at 1-877-551-4448 or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
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