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24 year old man in police custody for shooting a woman in Surrey on Tuesday night

Darpan News Desk IHIT, 07 May, 2021 03:36 AM

Police have arrested a man who shot a woman in Surrey on Tuesday night.

24 year old Ali Khudair is in police custody.

Police found 20-year-old Keryane Arsenault suffering from gunshot wounds when they arrived at scene of the shooting around 9pm. She was transported to hospital but succumbed to her injuries.

Charge of 2nd-degree murder laid against 24yo Ali Khudhair in shooting death of 20yo Keryane Arsenault 2 days ago in Guildford neighbourhood of #SurreyBC
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) May 6, 2021

IHIT has taken over the case and don’t believe the shooting was gang-related. The suspect is known to police and has ties to organized crime. Investigators are looking into how the suspect and the victim knew each other. This shooting made it the 5th shooting for South of the Fraser.

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