One man is dead after an ex-employee opened fire at his company 's Christmas party at a Vancouver , B.C. business Friday night .
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One man is dead after an ex-employee <m> opened fire </m> at his company 's Christmas party at a Vancouver , B.C. business Friday night .
One man is dead after an ex-employee <m> opened fire </m> at his company 's Christmas party at a Vancouver , B.C. business Friday night .
Just past 4 p.m. Friday , Vancouver Police received a call of a man being shot at 40 East 5th Ave. at a business called Tall Grass Distribution Limited .
Police say a recently laid off employee opened fire shortly after entering the party , killing one male employee. At least a dozen workers were at the party at the time .
A 61-year-old man surrendered to police shortly after 6 p.m .
He is currently in custody and his identity will not be released until charges are formally laid .
Police locked down the busy neighbourhood for almost three hours while they negotiated with the suspect , directing traffic away from Ontario Street .
Employees at the party have been questioned by police and have been shuttled out by bus for further investigation .
Police say they are receiving counseling from its Victim Services Unit .
Employees at neighbouring businesses were forced to hide inside their offices during the shooting .
The name of the deceased will not be released until next of kin are notified .