MAN SHOT DEAD IN HOME GROW-OP

COQUITLAM -- RCMP say a 51-year-old man was shot dead yesterday morning in
his Coquitlam residence where police found more than 200 marijuana plants
worth an estimated $30,000.

RCMP spokesman Corporal Pierre Lemaitre said police believe the shooting is
directly connected to the marijuana growing operation.

Coquitlam RCMP received an anonymous call reporting gunshots at about 8:30
a.m. and shortly after received a 911 call from the victim, asking for an
ambulance.

Cpl. Lemaitre said police were knocking at the man's door when the
ambulance call arrived.

The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to Royal Columbian
Hospital, where he died.

Cpl. Lemaitre said police do not have a suspect.