RCMP tackle collisions, illegal backcountry shootings in Mission

No one was injured in that incident.

There were, however, minor injuries on the evening of May 31, when two youths riding on one e-scooter were struck by a car on a crosswalk at the intersection of McRae Avenue and Kite Street.

The driver was able to brake at the last minute, minimizing the impact force, says police.

A resident also reported a group of young e-scooter riders going “very fast” in the area of Tunbridge Avenue.

One of them was almost hit by a vehicle, and the group was reportedly banging on doors and causing a disturbance in the neighbourhood.

“Parents and youth are reminded that it is illegal to ride e-scooters on streets, public parking lots, and sidewalks in Mission,” added Mission RCMP.

Out-of-towners continue to be a problem for the detachment, as two more incidents of illegal shooting were reported on the Lost Creek Forest Service Road last week.

On the afternoon of May 27, a passerby reported four people with a black Ford F-150 gearing up to start shooting, which police later found having lunch on a table set up with four rifles, targets and ammo.

“The officer advised them that no shooting was allowed within 400 metres of any forest service road in the area, and that doing so could result in fines or their firearms being seized,” said Mission RCMP. “The group packed up and left.”

That group was from Richmond.

A couple of days later, a group from North Vancouver, with a red Jeep Cherokee and a black Ford Ranger, had been reported for similar circumstances.

Police found them just before they left the FSR and also told them about the area’s shooting rules.

Mission RCMP first alerted the community about illegal shooting in local backcountry roads in April, when a stray bullet entered a family car along Lost Creek.

Offenders were “nearly always” a group of men from around the Lower Mainland who have limited access to wilderness areas like Mission’s.

by Alyssa Conti

RCMP tackle collisions, illegal backcountry shootings in Mission

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