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The gun violence continued Friday night with a fatal shooting in Vancouver.

Vancouver Police officers were called to the Savoy Hotel, at 258 East Hastings Street, just before 10:30 p.m. and found the place full of bear spray and patrons struggling to breath.

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“The officers fought through the effects of the bear spray, and discovered a man inside the hotel suffering from a gunshot wound. Const. Jason Doucette said in a release Sunday. “They carried him outside and performed CPR until paramedics took over. Unfortunately, 62-year-old Vancouver resident Joseph Billy Bustinski died a short time later in hospital.”

He said the murder appears targeted. Anyone with information is asked to call the VPD’s Major Crime Unit at 604-717-2500

Bustinski has several convictions dating back 20 years, including two for trafficking, two for possession of a controlled substance and also some driving charges.