3 injured in Richmond home invasion
CBC News
Posted: Aug 27, 2012 11:26 AM PT
Last Updated: Aug 27, 2012 2:00 PM PT
Three people were injured during a home invasion in Richmond, B.C. early Sunday morning. (CBC)Three residents of a Richmond, B.C., home were injured in a home invasion early Sunday morning.
RCMP say a 31-year-old male was shot and his parents, both in their 60s, were assaulted after someone broke into their home on the 12000 block of Carncross Avenue around 1 a.m. PT.
Police responded after receiving reports of several shots being fired at the residence. All three were taken to hospital and are expected to recover.
The 31-year-old is known to police, according to a statement released by Cpl. Sherrdean Truley Monday morning.
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