BURNABY RCMP announced on Saturday that they are on scene with a confirmed shooting of a 39-year-old adult male near the corner of Smith Avenue and Price Street. The victim has been taken to hospital in serious condition. The area is cordoned off for police to investigate.

The initial investigation indicates that this is a targeted shooting and the general public is not at risk. The police are searching for a beige coloured sedan that was observed leaving the area at about the same time.

Anyone with information about this incident or who was in the area and has dash-camera footage is asked to contact the Burnaby RCMP at 604-646-9999 or CrimeStoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca, quoting file number 2019-5007.