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@VancouverPDUSA
Vancouver, Wash. –On April 23, 2018, at approximately 1:15 p.m., Vancouver Police responded to the report of a shooting at 2900 Caples Avenue. A male was located at that location with a non-life threatening injury. The investigation revealed that the shooting took place inside a residence there and was not a drive-by shooting, as originally reported.
Several schools in the area were placed on a short lockdown.
Detectives from the Vancouver Police Major Crime Unit and the Safe Streets Task Force are investigating. They do not believe there is any threat to the general public.
Nothing further is available at this time and the investigation is continuing.
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