As Canadian media reported, the gunman shot homeless people in various parts of the city.
Three dead, including the alleged attacker, are the toll of the attack that caused alarm in the town of Langley, near Vancouver, according to Canadian police.
Around 06:15 (local time), authorities sent an emergency message to residents’ cellphones, describing the alleged attacker as a Caucasian man with dark hair, who was wearing brown overalls and a blue-green T-shirt with a red logo on the right sleeve.
As Canadian media reported, the gunman shot homeless people in various parts of the city.
A second alert was sent to residents’ cell phones, stating the suspect was “no longer a threat.” The alleged perpetrator of the attack was shot dead by the police.
The motive for the attack remains unclear for now, according to a police representative.
Gun attacks are not as common in Canada as in the neighboring United States. One of Canada’s worst bloodbaths in recent years took place in 2020, when a gunman driving a fake police car killed 22 people in Portapeak, Nova Scotia.
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