BREAKING: Unconfirmed reports of shooting in Whistler Village
Members of the Whistler RCMP and B.C.'s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team are investigating after shots were fired in Whistler Village on Sunday afternoon, July 24.
In a release, Sea to Sky RCMP confirmed police were called to a local hotel after receiving reports of the shooting at about 12:29 p.m. The Resort Municipality of Whistler issued an alert via its emergency notification system shortly after 2 p.m. informing residents that a police investigation is underway in the village and asking the public to avoid a delineated area in Skier's Plaza. "There is no danger to the public," the alert read.
Whistler local Brad Broughton was driving through Squamish on his way to the ferry when he noticed a major police incident surrounding a vehicle on the southbound shoulder of Highway 99, near the Garibaldi Way intersection shortly before 1:30 p.m. 'I was out here just basically looking at some bikes ... and I heard gunshots' Whistler Blackcomb lifts were also placed on standby at 12:47 p.m. due to the police incident. In a statement, a spokesperson for the resort confirmed the mountain will stay closed for the remainder of the day.
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