Man killed in Surrey shooting
Posted October 11, 2018 3:03 pm.
Last Updated October 12, 2018 12:39 pm.
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SURREY (NEWS 1130) – One person is dead after a shooting in Surrey. The Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has identified the victim as 30-year-old Sumeet Randhawa.
He died from his injuries after officers found him suffering from a gunshot wound on 130 Street near 68 Avenue just before 2 p.m. on Thursday.
“This is believed to be a targeted incident related to the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict and anyone with information is asked to contact IHIT” said Detective Lara Jansen of IHIT in a news release.
Darren Grieve with NEWS 1130’s Air Patrol, flew over the area where the shooting happened. He said it’s a quiet, residential area, and three houses were taped off by police.
“What we see over top of here about 12 marked police cars and maybe seven or eight unmarked police cars as they start their investigation for this shooting,” he said on Thursday. “It’s in a residential area. Most of the side streets are all culs-de-sac, so generally a pretty quiet area. Very close to an elementary school.”
Derrick lives in the area and says officers appeared to have been focusing on a vehicle parked in the area.
He adds he had never been this close to a shooting before.
“I heard four or five gunshots….right around 68th and 130th,” he said. “It’s like a lockdown. There’s guys with sub-machine guns walking around, cops and stuff.”
Anyone with information can contact IHIT information at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448), by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or anonymously, through Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
– With files from Hana Mae Nassar
Editor’s note: A correction has been made to clarify the series of events.
