Two people arrested in Vancouver after woman shot in back of taxi

VANCOUVER – A woman in the back of a cab has been injured in an early-morning shooting in Vancouver.

Police say two people of interest were arrested.

The 29-year-old passenger in the taxi is recovering from what are described as non-life-threatening injuries.

The shooting happened in the Gastown neighbourhood at about 5 a.m.

Police have not said if the woman was targeted or what may have led to the shooting.

Officers with the city’s major crime section are handling the case and have not said what led them to the pair currently in custody.

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