Two injured in Wells area shooting

WELLS — One man was arrested and another two were injured in a reported shooting Wednesday afternoon (June 26) near Wells.

Quesnel RCMP say they responded to a report of someone suffering from a gunshot wound approximately 17 kilometres up the 1600 Forest Service Road at around 3 p.m..

An investigation revealed that two men were suffering from non-life threatening injuries and that a third man was at the Wells RCMP detachment with the intention of turning himself in.

One man was arrested and has since been released pending further investigation. While the investigation is in its early stages, police say this appears to be an isolated incident with no threat to the public. No charges have been laid yet.