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Photos from the scene show a cluster of bullet holes through the windshield of his vehicle.

Doucette said police received information about “a vehicle leaving the scene. A description was provided.”

“And just around midnight, we were made aware by Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service of a vehicle on fire on West 22nd near Arbutus,” he said.

Police have now seized the vehicle for forensic analysis, although it has not been directly linked to the shooting.

“Any time that there is a vehicle involved and it flees the scene, we are interested in looking into that vehicle to see if there is any evidence in there — forensic evidence — to see if it could lead to a suspect or suspects,” Doucette said. “Our main goal here is public safety and we want to hold the people accountable.”

He said police can still get forensic evidence from a burned vehicle, despite “certain challenges” that are posed.

“We also have other tools in our tool belt that may allow us to pull evidence from that. We are not going to rule anything out. We are going to go over that with a fine-tooth comb,” he said.

Investigators are hoping that witnesses who saw anyone near the burning SUV or fleeing the area will contact police, Doucette said.

Over the last two years, several suspected killers linked to the Brothers Keepers’ gang have abandoned burning vehicles associated with murders across the Lower Mainland.

Doucette said Wednesday that he didn’t yet have any information on the motive in Tuesday’s slaying and whether it is “gang-related.”