Video appears to show shooting suspects opening fire in Vancouver

Bystander videos appear to capture terrifying moments during a suspected targeted shooting in Vancouver's downtown core on Saturday that one witness says has left him fearingfor hissafety in the area where he lives.

One video shared with CBC News appears to begin seconds after a black Jaguar SUV and white Audi SUV collided on Robson Street near Richards Street around 5:40 p.m. PT.

In the video, taken several storeys above the busy shopping street,at least six loud bangs can be heard in under six seconds as two people wearing dark clothing appear to advance towardthe black SUV with arms raised in front of them.

As the apparent shots end, a third individual is seen fleeing from the driver's side of the white vehicle while what sound like screams echo in the distance.

After the last bang, the two individuals run into an alleyin front of the entrance to a Hilton hotel.

In a second video, Vancouver police officers have arrived on scene and appear toapprehend a tall man wearing a black hoodie and dark pants who was moving towardthe black SUV.

Local residentSahil Chawla says he was about to walk onto Robson Street from nearby Homer Street when he heard a single gunshot and saw two vehicles had collided.

"I wanted to go take a peek but then people just started to run and that's when I knew something was really wrong," he told CBCNews on Sunday.

"And then my heart started to pound, because I only heard one shot at first, and then it was back to back two, three, more and that's when the shock set in."

Another witness told CBC News they heard gunshots shortly before the Jaguar and Audi collided on Robson Street.

On Saturday evening, three bullet holes could be seen on thepassenger side rear door of the black vehicle. Anotherbullet holecould be seen in the window of a nearby Tim Hortons.

Vancouver Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Steve Addison saidSaturday that the shooting appeared to be targeted and no deaths or injuries had been reported.

On Sunday, Addison declined to answer questions about the identity of the individual targeted and would not say whether the incident was related to gang conflict in B.C., citing the active investigation.

Chawla says he and his neighbours are rattled because they usually think of their neighbourhood as quite safe.

"I'm still kind ofprocessing it It's kind of sinking in that anything can happen here," he said. "Everyone is in shock like, can you believe this happens in broad daylight in Vancouver?"

Chawla, who recently returned from a three-month trip overseas, says he now feels "not as safe as I felt the day before."

"Coming back to this was just like a bit of a shock," he said.