'Tide of human misery': Nanaimo mayor speaks out after recent crimes
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Surveillance video from Nanaimo shows the alarming moments after Clint Smith, owner of a nearby repair shop, was shot in the stomach on Sunday.
Surveillance video from Nanaimo shows the alarming moments after Clint Smith, owner of a nearby repair shop, was shot in the stomach on Sunday.
The shooting occurred after Smith and several other people went to a homeless encampment to retrieve some allegedly stolen items.
The incident left Smith clinging to life, and now Nanaimo's mayor is once again desperately demanding that the province step up.
"There is a tide of human misery out there, and people don't want to see that anymore," said Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog.
"They want to feel safe in their streets and they want to know those who need care, get the care they need," he said.
On Tuesday, B.C. Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth responded to Krog's call for action.
"We have been stepping up," he said. "That's why we invested $230 million over the next three years to hire 274 RCMP officers to fill vacancies right across the province."
