Abbotsford News, July 31, 2015

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Pellet gun attacks ‘a crime of stupidity’ Nine injured in more than a dozen random shootings Tyler OLSEN Abbotsford News

Gail Evans made eye contact with the driver. Then he raised what appeared to be a handgun and shot her. Three times he pulled the trigger, striking Evans once. Her knees buckled, and he sped off down Whatcom Road. Evans had just become one of at least nine people struck in more than a dozen pellet gun attacks across Abbotsford since July 18. So far the injuries have been limited to painful welts – in Evans’ case several inches below her collarbone. But police say that’s just luck at this point. “It’s fortunate that no one at this point has been struck in the face,” said Const. Ian MacDonald, who noted the incidents are being investigated as assaults with a weapon. Evans was shot as she and her husband walked south on Whatcom near the intersection of Sandringham Drive around 8 p.m. Sunday evening. The shooter was in a dark-coloured vehicle, also driving south, and had just passed her. She glanced to her right and saw the young male driver – who appeared to have dark hair – raise his gun. Continued on A7

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85¢ Gail Evans stands along Whatcom Road, where she was shot by a pellet gun Sunday evening. Evans is one of nine people TYLER OLSEN Abbotsford News shot at random over the last two weeks. Police are seeking a dark-coloured sedan.

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