Multiple witnesses are reporting shots were fired by RCMP into a vehicle at the Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo this morning.
Witnesses also reported seeing an individual being removed on a stretcher. Chopper photos of the scene show blood on the pavement near the site of the incident.
UPDATED: Second witness said one person taken away by stretcher after apparent shooting at Departure Bay ferry terminal https://t.co/kho15jBudC pic.twitter.com/ju6dIG6lkM
— CTV News Vancouver Island (@CTVNewsVI) May 8, 2018
Former Saanich mayor Frank Leonard said on Twitter that police and ambulance crews have the terminal exit area blocked.
Leonard told the Times Colonist he heard “what sounded like a truck backfiring and then six to eight gunshots.”
Vehicles unloading at Departures bay terminal via the arrival area as police and ambulance have exit area blocked after what appears to have been a police shooting pic.twitter.com/2jkSu7fnSa
— Frank Leonard (@frank_leonard) May 8, 2018
BC Ferries have resumed following a brief delay, according to CBC. BC Ferries had posted a tweet at 11:18 a.m. stating that “sailings from Departure Bay are delayed until further notice due to Police incident at the terminal.”
BC Ferries confirmed to Victoria Buzz that ferries are running a bit behind schedule, and that all exit lanes are still blocked. All further questions were to be directed to Nanaimo RCMP.
Update: The Queen of Cowichan ferry has now sailed, amid reports of a possible police-involved shooting at or near the ferry terminal. Story: https://t.co/lqW1bdC8RJ
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) May 8, 2018
The Independent Investigations Office confirmed that investigators have been deployed to the scene.
More to come as it becomes available.
#Nanaimo Crews are on scene with reports of a Police Officer Involved shooting at the Departure Bay Ferry Terminal. Multiple gun shots heard.
— ScanBC (@ScanBC) May 8, 2018
— Joeda ©annon (@Jcan33) May 8, 2018
