A Souk man is in hospital with a gunshot wound to what the RCMP calls a targeted attack. Friends said Tony Nelson was standing in his alley in the Otter Point area when he was shot early Saturday night.
A Souk man is in hospital with a gunshot wound to what the RCMP calls a targeted attack.
Friends said Tony Nelson was standing in his alley in the Otter Point area when he was shot early Saturday night.
Sooke and the West Shore RCMP, police dog teams and the Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team flooded the area and arrested a 55-year-old Suke man hiding in a nearby neighborhood.
The RCMP said the suspect and the victim knew each other and believed the shooting was a targeted attack with no further risk to the public.
The investigation continues, the RCMP said. The suspect remains in custody and has not yet been charged Sunday afternoon, a sergeant said. Chris Manso, RCMP spokesman. He said police also did not disclose what type of weapon was used.
Family friend Natalie Kaisinger, who has set up a fundraising page for the victim’s family, called Nelson “one of the kindest, most generous, humble men you’ll ever meet.” His family is his world. “
“It is not his fault that his life will change forever.”
RCMP staff and paramedics from the BC Emergency Services were quickly on the scene and found that the victim had serious gunshot wounds, police said.
He was immediately sent to Victoria Hospital, where he remained. His condition and the location of the wound were not immediately known, but friends said he was recovering.
Kaisinger said he hoped to raise money to allow Nelson to recover without worrying about where his next salary would come from.
“We also want to help support his wife, Wendy, the love of his life, so she can stay with her husband while he recovers. They also have a teenage son who will also be forever affected by this tragic event, “she wrote.
About $ 2,000 of the $ 10,000 target was raised by Sunday morning.
Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact Sooke RCMP at 250-642-5241 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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