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Shots fired at Vancouver airport, key routes closed in and out of Richmond

Published on May 10, 2021 at 04:09 AM

Multiple key routes in and out of Richmond were closed Sunday afternoon as police respond to a shooting.

BC RCMP spokesperson Dawn Roberts told Global News police were still searching for one or more suspects.

It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries or whether the shots were fired inside or outside of the airport, Roberts said.

Read more: More deadly gun violence as ‘targeted' shooting leaves 19-year-old dead in Burnaby

DriveBC warned people to expect major delays at the Massey Tunnel, Alex Fraser Bridge and Queensborough Bridge.

Metro Vancouver Transit Police told people to avoid Sea Island and the Vancouver International Airport.

TransLink said Canada Line service was stopping at Richmond-Brighouse Station, with no service to Templeton Sea Island Centre or YVR-Airport Station.

The Lower Mainland has been the scene of multiple targeted, gang-related shootings in recent weeks.

In the last two weeks alone there have been at least six shootings, four of them fatal.

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