Vancouver Police have identified the city’s 12th homicide victim as 28-year-old Vancouver resident, Matthew Alexander Navas-Rivas.
Just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, the victim and his friend were walking their dogs near Cambridge Street and Nanaimo Street when a suspect approached Mr. Navas-Rivas and shot him. The suspect fled in a waiting vehicle.
The VPD received several 9-1-1 calls reporting shots fired. Officers located the victim suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to hospital and died a short time later.
His friend was not physically injured.
Investigators believe this was a targeted shooting and there is no further risk to the general public.
Detectives would like to speak with anyone with dash-cam footage who was driving in the area of Nanaimo Street and Cambridge yesterday between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Anyone who may have information about this incident, and has not yet spoken with police, is asked to contact Homicide detectives at 604-717-2500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
