BY SARAH TAGUIAM, THE PROVINCE SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
Two doormen were shot after a gunman opened fire at a popular Maple Ridge pub early Sunday, according to its owner.Two men were escorted separately outside of the pub just before 2 a.m. after an altercation at the Haney Public House at 22222 Lougheed Highway, said owner Yvan Charette.Five minutes after, one man came back as a crowd of people were leaving the bar. Wearing a new hoodie, he started shooting at the crowd from outside the pub.He hit two of the pub’s doormen.“It’s just horrible, both of them have been with me for years and have been working closely with the family business,” Charette said.The doormen were sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries to their lower extremities.Charette said the RCMP knows the man’s identity and that his friends are bar regulars.“We have enough witnesses at the bar’s front,” said Charette, who was celebrating his birthday at the bar when the shooting happened. “We work hard to ensure that people are safe and can have fun without being intimidated.”Police have yet to confirm if the suspect is in custody.The Haney Public House will resume business at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.Police continue to investigate the incident.More to come.© Copyright (c) The ProvinceEmail this articleA+
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