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More than 50 Vancouver police officers are hunting for a suspect after a teenage bystander was killed in a gang shootout that also left one of the suspects dead.

VPD Chief Adam Palmer said Monday he is heartbroken that a 15-year-old Coquitlam boy was killed after being struck by a bullet while riding in his parents’ car.

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“Every time criminals decide to exchange gunfire on our streets, they endanger the lives of everybody around them,” Palmer said. “The events of Saturday night were reckless, reprehensible and there is no justification for this type of senseless violence in our city.”

The boy had been on life support since Saturday.

Palmer said the boy and his family were on their way back to Coquitlam, headed east on Broadway near Ontario, when the shootout began about 9 p.m.

“My heart goes out to the family of the 15-year-old boy. They were having a normal Saturday night evening out with family and now they are grieving for their son,” Palmer said. “My message to the family is this: we will not ever be able to fully comprehend your grief, but the Vancouver Police Department will do whatever it takes to seek justice for your son.”