Image: Supplied by a Chilliwack resident who wishes to remain anonymous / Chilliwack RCMP, fire and ambulance attend to the scene of a shooting Saturday night at Peach Park. The driver of a Ram pickup truck who was seen travelling to and from the location of the shooting eluded police by about six minutes, according to time stamps and information shared by Chilliwack residents. The Ram pickup truck blew through the intersection of Peach Road and Keith Wilson Rd. at just before 8:15 p.m.; an RCMP cruiser responding to the incident went through the intersection at 8:21 p.m.
Shooting near Peach Park

Ram pickup sought by Chilliwack RCMP in shooting eluded police officers by just minutes

Mar 28, 2023 | 10:10 AM

CHILLIWACK — As RCMP investigators continue to pore over video and gather evidence following Saturday night’s apparent gang-related shooting near Peach Park at the entrance to the Vedder Rotary Trail, the driver of a white Dodge Ram pickup truck sought by investigators appears to have evaded police by about six minutes.

What’s more, the Dodge Ram pickup truck appears to have only been in the Peach Road corridor leading to Peach Park for an entire span of nearly three minutes before fleeing the area at a high rate of speed.

According to information and time-stamped images shared by residents of the area on Monday (March 27), a white Dodge pickup that RCMP have identified as a vehicle of interest in the shooting appears to access Peach Road just before 8:12 p.m. It continued driving south on Peach Road, which dead ends at the parking lot. The same Dodge Ram later raced north away from Peach Road and did not stop at the stoplight at Peach and Keith Wilson.

Image: Google Maps / The driver of the Ram pickup truck that was apparently involved in Saturday night’s shooting at Peach Park turned southbound onto Peach Road from Keith Wilson at just before 8:12 p.m., and blew through the same intersection at 8:15 p.m., without stopping, and headed west on Keith Wilson Road, according to information and time stamps shared by a Chilliwack resident.

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RCMP said in a press release Sunday that police responded to multiple reports of a disturbance, followed by a number of gun shots, at approximately 8:15 p.m.

Another resident of the area said the Ram left at a high rate of speed, making it harder to pinpoint the license plate.

The total time elapsed between the Ram turning onto Peach Road, and then leaving Peach Road, is 2 minutes, 55 seconds.

At 8:21 p.m., an RCMP cruiser turned onto Peach Road, according to information from an area resident. A second RCMP cruiser approached the area three minutes later.

When police arrived, they located two victims with multiple gun shot wounds. Police immediately applied first aid procedures until ambulance personnel arrived. The victims were transported to hospital with serious injuries.

Chilliwack RCMP believe the incident was targeted and may be linked to the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict.

Police continue to ask people with information on the white Dodge Ram pickup to contact them, and several residents of the area reported that they have notified police accordingly.