The family of Jeffrey James Alvin Wright are wrestling with "outrage and confusion" after Wright was shot and killed by police during a domestic disturbance call.

Wright was shot last Friday just before midnight in his home, a suite at the corner of 52nd Avenue and 203rd Street in Langley City.

Through a lawyer, Wright's family issued a statement about the incident and their reaction.

"Our families are devastated. We have lost our wonderful Alvin. A hard working son, dedicated husband, and baby Alyssa's loving father," the statement said.

The families of both Wright and his wife Heather have asked for privacy and the chance to grieve in peace.

The lawyer who released the statement, Don Sorochan, couldn't comment any further on any legal matters related to the shooting.

The exact circumstances of the shooting have not been released. The incident is under investigation by the Vancouver Police Department, as police-involved shootings in B.C. can't be investigated by a local force nor RCMP detachment.

The VPD has not said much beyond confirming that the officer who fired the shot was a veteran.

Friends of Wright told the Vancouver Province more about the incident this week.

Wright and his wife were apparently out celebrating that night with friends and family members.

The two got into an argument at a bar, and Wright returned home first sometime before midnight.

Tyler Langereis, 21, who calls himself Wright's best friend, told the Province that Heather has described the incident to him.

She and another woman took a cab to a residence in the 5200-block of 203rd Street with Wright's younger brother, Alistair, 19. He'd been released from jail that day after serving a sentence for drug-trafficking, friends say.

When Wright got home, he found the group outside and the screaming started again. One of the women called police, Langereis said.

Wright went inside and locked himself in his bedroom. It was 11:30 p.m.

Soon after, three Langley RCMP officers responding to the domestic-disturbance call entered Wright's apartment and kicked in his bedroom door. There was no screaming or sounds of a fight before the shot that killed Wright, friends say.

Some nearby residents weren't even aware there had been a shooting.

Friends described Wright as a hard-working man who loved his wife and nine-month-old daughter, but said he could be belligerent when drunk.

- with files from the Vancouver Province