Canadian police say there are several victims after a shooting in the west of the country, apparently aimed at homeless people.
Footage from the scene showed at least one police vehicle riddled with bullets after an apparent shootout.
At 6:15 a.m. local time, emergency alerts were sent to residents of the town of Langley, British Columbia, warning of “multiple shooting scenes.”
There were said to be several shootings in downtown Langley and another in a nearby suburb.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported that police said homeless people were specifically targeted in the attack. There have been reports of at least one death, but this information is still being confirmed.
Reuters reported that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said there were several casualties, but it was unclear what that meant in terms of deaths.
“We have a male suspect in custody. However, we are ruling out anyone else of note before we lift the emergency alert,” Sergeant Rebecca Parslow told the CBC.
The alert described the man as white with dark hair wearing a brown Carhartt brand jumpsuit and tracksuit and a green camouflage T-shirt with a red logo on the sleeve.
Police advised people to steer clear of Langley’s CBD, which is 47 km southeast of Vancouver.
The US sun has reported that several people were shot in the street.
Canada has stricter gun laws and far fewer are fired in the United States.