ON Saturday, September 6 at approximately 10:54 p.m., Abbotsford Police patrol officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 3400-block of Nightingale Drive.

Officers located evidence of a shooting in a nearby parking lot. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots followed by vehicles rapidly leaving the area.

A short time later, officers located a vehicle believed to be connected to the initial scene in the 29980-block of Downes Road. Nearby, a man was found suffering from serious, life-threatening injuries. He was transported to hospital.

The Abbotsford Police’s Major Crime Unit has assumed conduct of the investigation, which remains in its early stages. Preliminary evidence suggests this was a targeted shooting.

Detectives are appealing to anyone who was in the area of the 3400-block of Nightingale Drive, the Mt. Lehman Road corridor between Blueridge Drive and Downes Road, or along Downes Road between Mt. Lehman Road and Bradner Road between 10:30 p.m. on September 6 and 12 a.m. on September 7. If you witnessed anything suspicious or have dashcam footage, you are requested to contact the Abbotsford Police’s Major Crime Unit at 604-859-5225.