Surrey shooting sends one man to hospital early Sunday
Posted August 15, 2021 3:18 am.
SURREY (NEWS 1130) — One man has been taken to hospital with gunshot wounds after a suspected targeted shooting in Surrey’s Guildford area just after midnight.
The severity of the victim’s injuries are not clear.
Surrey RCMP says they responded to reports of shots fired near 101 Avenue and 152 Street at 12:10 a.m. Sunday.
That intersection will be closed for hours while police gather evidence but so far, no arrests have been made.
.@SurreyRCMP says one man is in hospital after a suspected targeted shooting in the Guildford area near 101 Ave and 152 St at 12:10am. Mounties are canvassing the area and speaking with witnesses. No arrests have been made. The victim’s condition is unknown. @NEWS1130
— Kareem Gouda (@KareemsGouda) August 15, 2021
Mounties say they are speaking to several witnesses to get more information but they add, in a release, the shooting is not believed to be random.
No word if this shooting is tied to the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict.
Anyone with further information who has not already spoken to Police is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or, if they wish to remain
Anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
