UPDATE: Maple Ridge RCMP confirm shooting, ERT deployment Tuesday night

UPDATE #2, 12:45 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Police in Maple Ridge say a 32-year-old man was transported to hospital in serious condition after being shot outside a home on Lougheed Highway Tuesday night, in one of two serious incidents that happened Tuesday night.

In a statement, Maple Ridge RCMP say police were called to the 21600 block of Lougheed Highway Tuesday night at about 7 p.m. for a report of shots fired. RCMP members promptly responded to the scene and located a 32-year-old male victim who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was transported to hospital in serious condition but is expected to survive.

Officers cleared the area and surrounding properties and contacted multiple people at the scene. Officers are still investigating the exact circumstances but suspect this is an isolated incident involving parties who knew each other.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. This incident is not believed to be connected to any gang or extortion activity.

Anyone with more information is asked to contact Maple Ridge RCMP at 604-463-6251 and quote file # 2026-13973.

UPDATE, 11:45 A.M. WEDNESDAY: Police in Maple Ridge have released a vague statement about one of two serious incidents that happened Tuesday night in Maple Ridge.

According to a a brief release, Maple Ridge RCMP responded to a “serious” incident in the 12100 block of 287 Street in Maple Ridge on Tuesday evening at about 6 p.m.

Multiple units responded including the BC RCMP LMD Emergency Response Team (ERT), Police Dog Services (PDS), and multiple frontline and plainclothes units.

MAPLE RIDGE – Police in Maple Ridge say they’re responding to two serious incidents Tuesday night in two parts of the city and have closed the immediate vicinity around both ongoing incidents.

Maple Ridge Mounties are currently on scene of a serious incident in the 11200 block of 287 Street, but haven’t revealed what it entails.

They say their officers are also responding to an unrelated report of shots fired in the 21900 block of Lougheed Highway.

Both areas are closed while officers conduct their investigation.

“We are asking the public to avoid these areas until further notice,” Maple Ridge RCMP said in a statement. “Maple Ridge RCMP appreciates the cooperation of the public and media during this time.”

Further updates will be provided as they become available, police said.

A person reported in a Maple Ridge Facebook group at 9:56 p.m. Tuesday night that she was standing at a bus stop at 243 Street and observed approximately seven cops and four ERT (Emergency Response Team) vehicles heading towards Garibaldi Secondary School.

Another person in the same Maple Ridge Facebook group said he witnessed a helicopter flying overhead in the past hour.

“Helicopter doing laps around the 216th/ Dewdney/Lougheed area. Anyone know why?”