Police ask for public’s help in shots fired incident

Police are appealing for the public’s help in connection with a report of shots fired Nov. 6 at a social housing complex in Penticton.

The incident happened around 5 p.m. at Fairhaven House at 2670 Skaha Lake Road, but it wasn’t reported until the following day.

“To date investigators have confirmed that three individuals walked into the parking area of the single floor complex and approached the door to one of the units. Shots were fired in the direction of the unit and towards the parking lot area,” RCMP spokesman Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said in a press release.

“To date it appears as though no one was hurt during the incident, and we are now seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects.”

The male suspect is described as wearing a light-coloured ski jacket, dark pants and shoes, and a black ball cap.

The female suspect is described as wearing a dark-coloured hooded jacket, light-coloured pants and shoes, and carrying a rectangular backpack.

“It is believed that a number of individuals would have witnessed this incident,” said Moskaluk.

Police are urging anyone with information who has not yet spoken to investigators to call the Penticton RCMP General Investigation Section at 250-4924300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS.

Fairhaven was formerly known as the Bel Air Motel, before it was purchased in 2016 by the provincial and federal governments and converted to a 42-unit affordable housing complex.