Vancouver police are investigating after a man was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the city's West Side Thursday.
The victim was located on Marguerite Street near West 49th Avenue in Kerrisdale shortly before 1 p.m.
Police have provided few details, saying only that the man was rushed to hospital and that no arrests have been made.
The Vancouver School Board tells CTV News two nearby schools, Magee Secondary and Maple Grove Elementary, went into temporary hold-and-secures. The schools' exterior doors were locked to prevent anyone from entering or exiting the building.
According to a VSB statement, “The hold and secure was lifted after approximately 15 minutes on the advice of the Vancouver Police Department.”
Police were on scene into the evening collecting material and placing more than a dozen evidence markers. Officers appeared to focus on a black Hummer SUV parked on the street.
Residents in one of Vancouver’s toniest neighbourhoods said they've heard of break-ins, but never anything as serious as a shooting.
"I can't think of a neighbourhood in Vancouver that's safer than this area," said Dave Butler. "It shakes you up a little bit."
With files from CTV Vancouver’s Penny Daflos and Ben Miljure
