Shooting occurred in front of Tillicum Community Annex

A man is dead after a targeted shooting in East Vancouver on Wednesday evening.

Multiple shots were fired in the area of Cambridge and Nanaimo streets just before 8 p.m. PT, police confirmed.

Officers located one man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital and died a short time later.

As of Wednesday evening, investigators do not believe there is a risk to the general public.

Parents concerned
Several residents in the neighbourhood said they heard up to a dozen gunshots before police arrived.

Police cordoned off an area surrounding Tillicum Community Annex — a community centre that also serves as a neighbourhood elementary school.

"We're a family neighbourhood and everybody knows everybody," said Joy Parks, one of several nearby residents.

"It was completely out of the norm just to hear a parade of sirens going by. It's like, something is not right."

"My son goes to this school, and every night he's riding his bike [near the park]," she added. "Why is this happening in our neighbourhood?"

The shooting marks Vancouver's 12th homicide of 2018.