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Victim of suspected shooting described as a 91Ƶgood kid91Ƶ

Neighbour said West Kelowna shooting is heartbreaking
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A shooting in the Glenrosa area is currently under investigation. - Credit: Carli Berry/Capital News

A neighbour of the says he was a good kid who helped him over the years.

91ƵMe and my wife had just finished watching a movie when we heard two 91Ƶbang bangs,91Ƶ91Ƶ said Jay Provencher, who lives across the street from the crime scene on McTaggart Road.

When they came outside and joined other neighbours, they saw a black SUV, which had the victim inside, that was revving at a high RPM as the victim91Ƶs foot was pressed on the gas, he said.

91ƵOnce he passed I guess the foot came off the gas,91Ƶ said Provencher. 91ƵIt was right after the fact.91Ƶ

Provencher said the victim never got out of the vehicle, and he had just pulled into the driveway.

The victim doesn91Ƶt live at the house, but his family does, said Provencher.

91ƵHe was a great kid,91Ƶ said Provencher. 91ƵHe91Ƶs helped my wife shovel the driveway, he helped my next door neighbour shovel the driveway. They helped out when they were living here.91Ƶ

Other neighbours, who declined to be named, said the area is quiet and peaceful. Provencher said he knows the victim91Ƶs family well.

91ƵI played golf with the individual that91Ƶs passed. I talk to the mother and father all the time. We91Ƶre a pretty tight-knit little group,91Ƶ he said. 91ƵIt91Ƶs pretty heartbreaking to be honest with you. It91Ƶs pretty surreal, what happened in this little neighbourhood. It91Ƶs something you never imagine would happened.91Ƶ

He described the victim as a someone in his mid to late 20s.

Kay Thornton lives behind the house and said she heard shouting at around 7:45 p.m., but assumed it was about a bear in the area.

91ƵWhere we are, there91Ƶs a little bit of park land91Ƶ it was definitely a 91Ƶgo away91Ƶ or a 91Ƶget out91Ƶ it was that sort of (tone.)91Ƶ

Thornton said all hell broke loose afterwards as she heard the sirens.

91ƵIt91Ƶs a very quiet neighbourhood. The neighbours are great, we have children wandering up and down the side91Ƶ apart from a bear or raccoon it91Ƶs really quiet,91Ƶ she said.

The Capital News will update the story as more information becomes available. The RCMP is currently investigating.





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