A vehicle matching the description of one seen by witnesses before and during the shooting was found in Vancouver

The shooting happened just outside Richmond Centre Mall, near the Tim Hortons

A 35-year-old man has serious, but non-life threatening injuries after a shooting in Richmond on Monday night

RICHMOND (NEWS 1130) – A 35-year-old man has been taken to hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries after a shooting in Richmond Monday night.

Mounties say they were called to the area of Richmond Centre Mall just before 10:20 p.m. for reports shots had been fired.

When officers got there, they found the victim who appeared to have been shot.

Witnesses told police they saw a two-door, silver sedan drive by, and that someone inside had fired shots. These witnesses said the car then sped away.

According to the Richmond RCMP, a vehicle — matching the description given by witnesses — was found on fire in Vancouver about an hour later in the Victoria-Fraserview neighbourhood.

The two departments are now trying to figure out what link, if any, there is between the two cases.

“We understand this is unsettling for the entire community and want to assure our residents that at this time, our investigators have reason to believe that the victim, who is known to us, was targeted,” Inspector Keith Bramhill of the Richmond RCMP says. “We are asking anyone who may have been a witness or may have been driving in the area and have dash-cam video to please call us.”

It was business as usual for staff at the Tim Hortons at Richmond Centre Mall on Tuesday morning, despite the shooting just hours earlier.

A witness, named Mike, described to NEWS 1130 the moment he thought he heard gunshots.

“Just three to four ‘pop, pop, pop’, and everyone kind of looked at each other thinking ‘were these gunshots?'” he said. “I was telling people, do not go outside, stay away from the windows.”

Large police presence at Richmond Centre Mall this evening. Overheard one officer say police are looking for evidence. No official comment being offered. All I’ve been told is that it’s an ongoing investigation. @NEWS1130 @CityNewsVAN pic.twitter.com/jIDmUGnKvw — John Ackermann (@jackermann) July 30, 2019

He was in the coffee shop when the shooting happened and that officers had the area taped off as one person was loaded onto a gurney.