The Kelowna RCMP is now calling the shooting death of a man on Sunday, Aug. 30, a homicide.
A man arrived at Kelowna General Hospital with a body in his vehicle around noon on Sunday, prompting heavy police response to the area. The driver was treated for non-life-threatening injuries sustained from a gunshot wound.
The deceased has now been identified as 34-year-old Cory Allan Patterson, of Kelowna. The Kelowna RCMP Serious Crime Unit has now taken conduct of the investigation and is releasing Patterson91裸聊视频檚 identity in hopes it will result in new leads.
The RCMP91裸聊视频檚 initial investigation determined that the incident had happened while the two men were driving in the McCulloch Road area of Kelowna. Investigators believe the shooter fled the area in a light-coloured vehicle.
As of Tuesday, Sept. 1, officers were still around McCulloch Road speaking to residents and witnesses and have located evidence to support that the incident happened in the area.
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The RCMP has confirmed the incident is not related to last week91裸聊视频檚 targeted shooting at the Ramada Hotel on Aug. 26.
Two men, suspected to be staying at the hotel, were targeted in the parking lot by Mickie91裸聊视频檚 Pub by a single shooter; however, neither victim sustained injuries from the gunfire.
The suspect fled the area in a black car and is still at large.
She also confirmed that neither of the shootings that took place over the last week was connected to the unsolved March 25 fatal shooting on Trumpeter Court.
Back in March, gunshots rang out about midnight in the Upper Mission area, and when police arrived on scene they discovered a man dead inside a vehicle near a home at the end of the court.
The gunmen from all three incidents remain at large.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the Kelowna RCMP or remain completely anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by leaving a tip online at .
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