Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / A Chilliwack RCMP SUV was stationed outside a Fairfield Island home Monday morning after multiple witnesses reported hearing gunshots in the area early Monday (Sept. 9). Police aren't releasing much information about the incident. 

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Police incident

Gunshots reported at Fairfield Island home Monday, but Chilliwack RCMP tight-lipped about incident

Sep 10, 2024 | 10:41 AM

CHILLIWACK — A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment isn’t releasing much information about a possible incident of gunshots fired early Monday morning at a home in Fairfield Island.

Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Teresa Parsons told Fraser Valley Today in an email Monday morning (Sept. 9) that an incident did occur, but offered no specifics.

“I have just spoken with the officers investigating,” Cpl. Parsons said Monday morning. “There was an incident earlier this morning, officers are still on scene and the investigation is ongoing. There is no indication of any risk to the public.”

Yellow police tape was strung outside a home in the 10100 block of Kent Road Monday morning, after what multiple people say were sounds of possible gunshots. According to two people in one Facebook group, there were gunshots heard between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 4:45 a.m. Monday, followed by a heavy police presence. One Facebook commenter said her husband heard five gunshots at 4:40 a.m.

Fraser Valley Today has obtained additional screenshots from multiple residents who reported hearing gunshots and then seeing multiple police officers in the vicinity of the Kent Road home.

Chilliwack School District

After growing by thousands of students the past decade, SD33 reveals it has nearly 100 portables

13h ago

Double homicide in Chilliwack

Son of couple who were murdered in Chilliwack in 2023 criticizes repeated delays for accused killer Robert Freeman

17h ago

Provincial election

Chilliwack MLAs hold grand opening event to kick off campaign season

17h ago

“Those gun shots literally sounded like it was beside my head this morning,” one person said. “That was horrifying and scared the sh– outta me lol.”

The home appears to be the same one where a previous incident involving shots fired occurred in February 2023. In that incident, nearby residents described hearing gunshots and seeing police vehicles in and around the home, located at the corner of Kent Road and Fairwood Drive, as well as arrests.

The home in question sold in December 2021 for $975,000, according to B.C. Assessment.

One Chilliwack resident wrote online that the home has become a “nightmare” ever since the previous owners sold it, while another Chilliwack resident said the home in question has been dangerous for approximately four years. Another resident said the home has been a source of nefarious activity for over a year.

Fraser Valley Today has reached out to the City of Chilliwack to learn if any bylaw complaints have been received about the Kent Road home.