Updated: Burke Mountain shooting leaves man with life-threatening injuries

By Jeremy Shepherd ● Crime ● May 18, 2023 May 22, 2023

A 37-year-old man is in hospital after being shot Wednesday evening near David Avenue and Coast Meridian Road, according to police.

Officers found the man in critical condition at about 7:30 p.m. on May 17. He was shot while sitting at an outdoor table in a busy shopping plaza, police stated.

The perpetrator likely fled the scene in a stolen grey 2022 Honda Civic Touring, according to new information provided by Coquitlam RCMP. A vehicle fire reported 20 minutes later at Cape Horn Avenue and United Boulevard is “believed to be related,” police stated.

The shooting was likely targeted, according to the release.

“This area was highly populated at the time of the shooting which is very concerning as public safety is our top priority,” stated Coquitlam RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Alexa Hodgins in a release.

Police are requesting video footage from the area around Cape Horn Avenue and United Boulevard taken between 7:45 and 8:15 p.m. on May 17.

Anyone who saw the shooting or the fleeing car – or who might have dashcam or cellphone footage of the surrounding streets or alleys Wednesday evening – is asked to contact police 604-945-1550.

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Jeremy Shepherd

A chiropractor and a folk singer, after having one great kid, decided to push their luck and have one more, a boy they named Jeremy Shepherd.

Shepherd grew up around Blue Mountain Park in Coquitlam, following a basketball around and trying his best to get to the NBA (it didn’t work out, at least not yet).

With no career plans after graduating Porter Elementary school, Jeremy Shepherd pursued higher education at Como Lake Middle School and eventually, Centennial High School.

Approximately 1,000 movies and several beers later in life, Shepherd made a change.

Having done nothing worth writing, he decided to see if he could write something worth reading.

Since graduating journalism school at Langara College, Shepherd has been a reporter, editor and, reluctantly, a content provider for community newspapers around Metro Vancouver for more than 10 years.

He worked with dogged reporters, eloquently indignant curmudgeons and creative photographers, all of whom shared a little of what they knew.

Now, as he goes about the business of raising two fascinating humans alongside a wonderful partner, Shepherd is delighted to report news and tell stories in the Tri-Cities.

He runs, reads, and is intrigued by art, science, smart cities and new ideas. He is pleased to meet you.

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