Man charged after shooting at Vancouver convenience store
Vancouver shooting charges filed after Mount Pleasant convenience store attack Police identified a suspect, and the accused remains in custody as the case moves forward
A man has been charged after a shooting at a convenience store in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood last week.
Vancouver police said officers were called to a store near Main Street and 16th Avenue on Sept. 6 after a man reported being shot in the leg. A witness said the shooting happened at H&Z Market.
The injured man was taken to hospital with serious but nonlifethreatening injuries. After reviewing CCTV footage, police identified a suspect. Later that day, Kamloops RCMP told Vancouver police the suspect had been arrested there on an unrelated matter.
The BC Prosecution Service has approved charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon against Victor SorensenAvila. Vancouver police said he remains in custody in Kamloops and is awaiting a bail hearing. Police added that they do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the community.