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Weekend shooting puts man in hospital Scott Stanfield, Erin Haluschak
arrived. The victim — an unidentified 20-year-old Courtenay man who had been shot in the abdoGloria Adams was taking a nap men — was then flown by helicopFriday evening when a shooting ter to a Vancouver-area hospital occurred across the street from for surgery. He is in serious but her Courtenay home in the 600 stable condition. “As a result of the call, memblock of McPhee Avenue. She thought the sound was bers set up a perimeter, which involved our police dog service,” fireworks. She had guests over that night. Comox Valley RCMP Const. Dave They, too, heard the shooting, Smith said Saturday. “I believe that every cop in this which occurred around 8:30 p.m. “They were concerned, so they town was here,” said Adams, an elderly woman who came and got me moved to the area because I have the Our police dog from the quiet of only phone,” Adams Seal Bay about two said. did not locate the months ago. “Here, Her voice then there, down there, took a more omi- male so we are askthe alley,” she said, nous tone as she ing anyone with gesturing in varispoke in a hushed information or anydirections. voice. one who might have ousPolice said a male “And I looked suspect was seen over there (across seen anything suspfleeing from the 600 the street) and cious in that area block of McPhee in the door was wide around that time to a southerly direcopen, and that was not normal...And call the Comox Valley tion towards 17th RCMP. Street from Cumno movement.” Adams called RCMP Const. berland Road near Courtenay 911. Dave Smith the Fire Department. When the first of It is not known if several police cars arrived at the scene, she noticed the suspect was picked up by a the door across the street closed, vehicle. The man is described as posopened slightly and closed again. The next time it opened, she and sibly in his 20s with an average her guests saw a man stagger out build, wearing a grey hoodie to of the house and walk across the partially conceal his face, and possibly black pants. street towards the police cruiser. “Our police dog did not locate “I’d say walk while holding his the male so we are asking anyone side,” Adams said. At one point she said the man with information or anyone who fell down and was helped to his might have seen anything suspifeet by police, who put him inside cious in that area around that time to call the Comox Valley the vehicle. The car eventually sped off RCMP,” Smith said. People on the periphery of the to St. Joseph’s General Hospital in Comox before an ambulance ... see RCMP ■ 2
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DEAD MAN WALKING The annual Zombie Walk in dowtown Courtenay set the stage Saturday for trick or treating Wednesday. PHOTO BY ERIN HALUSCHAK
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