UPDATE : 12 P.M.
RCMP have provided an update about the incident in Lavington and the Village Green Hotel
UPDATE: 9:10 a.m.
A man is dead after being shot early this morning and North Okanagan RCMP believe it is linked to a targeted break and enter that turned violent overnight in Lavington.
Police are currently on scene at a number of locations and state another man is in custody.
Vernon RCMP confirm one male is in custody in connection to a violent break and enter in Lavington and the incident at the Village Green Hotel. They believe the two incidents are related. Media will get a briefing at 10:30
— Tiffany Goodwein (@CityNewsTiffany) February 8, 2019
Just before 1 a.m., RCMP were called to a break and enter in progress at a residential home located in the 9800 block of Park Lane in Lavington.
It was reported there were shots fired resulting in one occupant of the home sustaining non-life threatening injuries.
About a half hour after the break and enter, officers were called to the Village Green Hotel on the 4800 block of 27th Street in Vernon over a report of a man who had been shot and injured.
Police say the man has since died as a result of these injuries.
Vernon North Okanagan RCMP officers have currently secured and are investigating multiple crime scenes and believe that the two incidents may be related at this time,
says RCMP Const. Kelly Brett. The investigation remains in its early stages, as police continue to examine the scenes for physical evidence and canvass the areas for witnesses.
The coroner has pulled out a stretcher …. They are surrounding the white van wrapped in a tent @misstiff_94 pic.twitter.com/ucXzr90FyN
— Vernon Matters (@VernonMattersca) February 8, 2019
Hotel guests tell our reporter on scene @misstiff_94 that they heard a flash bang early this morning and tactical team members and police dogs were present. Another guest reports that part of the 2nd floor of hotel had to be evacuated pic.twitter.com/sMfs6AKSW8
— Vernon Matters (@VernonMattersca) February 8, 2019
