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Surrey business targeted in shooting

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Aug, 2024 10:13 AM

Police in Surrey say they're investigating yet another shooting involving gunfire targeting a business in the city over the weekend.

Surrey Mounties say the shooting in Newton occurred Sunday night in the 14400-hundred block of 72nd Avenue.

Officers say they responded to shots fired call and found an unoccupied business with several bullet holes, but no one was injured in the shooting.

Surrey R-C-M-P say they're now looking for witnesses and surveillance footage and the motive for the shooting remains unknown.

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