Pubdate: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2004 The Province Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: Lena Sin DRUGS VERY LIKELY BEHIND SHOOTOUT, INSPECTOR SAYS Two men were in hospital last night with gunshot wounds after a suspected drug-related shootout in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Six to seven shots were fired at 8:40 p.m. in Andy Livingston Park and heard by soccer players on a nearby field. One witness called 911 and police soon found a white man in his 30s on Keefer Street with a gunshot wound to his leg. "We have one person with a gunshot wound in St. Paul's Hospital," said Insp. Gord Coburn of Vancouver police. "We also have another male in Burnaby Hospital with gunshot wounds to his leg." Police believe the second victim, another white man in his 30s, escaped and drove to Burnaby. Neither had life-threatening injuries. "We have two different types of gun shells found at the scene here, so what we're surmising is that two people were shooting at each other," said Coburn. "It was probably a drug transaction." - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart