Man charged in Mount Pleasant convenience store shooting
Vancouver police said that on Sept. 6, shortly after 7 a.m., they were called to a store near Main Street and 16th Avenue after a man reported being shot in the leg.
A man has been charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon following a shooting incident in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood on September 6. The suspect, Victor Sorensen-Avila, was taken into custody in Kamloops on an unrelated matter that same day. The victim, whose injuries were reported as serious but non-life-threatening, was transported to the hospital. Vancouver police assured the community that the incident was disturbing but not an ongoing threat.
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