ON Wednesday, October 5, Ridge Meadows RCMP responded to reports of a shooting in the 26000-block of Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge at approximately 9 p.m. Police found a 52-year-old woman who had been shot along with the family dog.

The woman was transported to hospital by BC Ambulance Services with non-life-threatening injuries. The dog died due to the injuries sustained despite attempts made to obtain emergency medical treatment, police said.

Approximately one hour later, a 38-year-old Abbotsford man was arrested without incident in Abbotsford by the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team and Abbotsford Police Department.

“The rapid and highly coordinated response and communication between Police jurisdictions, Integrated Teams, the Forensic Identification Support and Emergency Health Services was instrumental in the timely arrest of the suspect,” said Superintendent Wendy Mehat, Officer in Charge of the Ridge Meadows RCMP Detachment.

The accused is currently being held in police custody. This incident is not connected to the Lower Mainland Gang Conflict. All parties involved were known to each other and this was an isolated incident, police said.

This investigation is still ongoing.