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One dead, two seriously hurt in South Surrey shooting

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 Jul, 2022 08:29 PM

One man is dead and two others are in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a shooting in Surrey, B.C.

The RCMP says in a statement officers responded Saturday afternoon to a report of shots fired in the 14600 block of 20th Avenue and discovered three males suffering from gunshot wounds.

The RCMP says despite providing life-saving measures, one of the wounded men died at the scene.

Police say the two other victims were taken to hospital suffering from life-threatening injuries.

Police say they are looking for any witnesses or those with dash-cam footage from the area to contact them.

They say their initial investigation shows it was a targeted incident.

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