On Thursday, a 24\u002Dyear\u002Dold man was shot while he was riding his bike near East Hastings Street around 5 a.m.
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The shooting comes four days after a man was shot several times near Main and Hastings in what police say was a targeted attack that originated near the tent encampment along Hastings Street.with attempted murder and discharging a firearm in relation to this incident. Vancouver Police spokesman Sgt. Steve Addison said major crime and organized crime investigators are trying to determine why there’s been an increase in guns in the neighbourhood, which struggle with a high concentration of social ills including poverty, mental illness and open drug use.
“Residents of the Downtown Eastside already face so many hardships, and they shouldn’t have to worry that someone with a gun, a machete, or bear spray is going to make their lives more difficult.”
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