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Victim of suspected shooting described as a 㽶Ƶֱgood kid㽶Ƶֱ

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.

㽶ƵֱMe and my wife had just finished watching a movie when we heard two 㽶Ƶֱbang bangs,㽶Ƶֱ㽶Ƶֱ 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 victim㽶Ƶֱs foot was pressed on the gas, he said.

㽶ƵֱOnce he passed I guess the foot came off the gas,㽶Ƶֱ said Provencher. 㽶ƵֱIt was right after the fact.㽶Ƶֱ

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

The victim doesn㽶Ƶֱt live at the house, but his family does, said Provencher.

㽶ƵֱHe was a great kid,㽶Ƶֱ said Provencher. 㽶ƵֱHe㽶Ƶֱs helped my wife shovel the driveway, he helped my next door neighbour shovel the driveway. They helped out when they were living here.㽶Ƶֱ

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

㽶ƵֱI played golf with the individual that㽶Ƶֱs passed. I talk to the mother and father all the time. We㽶Ƶֱre a pretty tight-knit little group,㽶Ƶֱ he said. 㽶ƵֱIt㽶Ƶֱs pretty heartbreaking to be honest with you. It㽶Ƶֱs pretty surreal, what happened in this little neighbourhood. It㽶Ƶֱs something you never imagine would happened.㽶Ƶֱ

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.

㽶ƵֱWhere we are, there㽶Ƶֱs a little bit of park land㽶Ƶֱ it was definitely a 㽶Ƶֱgo away㽶Ƶֱ or a 㽶Ƶֱget out㽶Ƶֱ it was that sort of (tone.)㽶Ƶֱ

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

㽶ƵֱIt㽶Ƶֱs a very quiet neighbourhood. The neighbours are great, we have children wandering up and down the side㽶Ƶֱ apart from a bear or raccoon it㽶Ƶֱs really quiet,㽶Ƶֱ she said.

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





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