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Targeted Shooting In Surrey: Taxi Passenger Shot In Leg, Driver Uninjured

The Canadian Press, 18 Feb, 2016 10:04 AM
    SURREY, B.C. — A 40-year-old man has minor injuries to his leg after an early morning shooting in Surrey, B.C.
     
    RCMP say it happened just after 5 a.m. (near 143 Street at 109 Avenue) in the Bridgeview neighbourhood when several gunshots were fired at a taxi, shattering the window and injuring the passenger.
     
    Mounties say there were numerous 911 calls about the attack, including a call from the victim, confirming he had been hit.
     
    The taxi driver was not hurt and drove the man to hospital where he was met by RCMP officers.
     
    A motive for the attack is not known, but investigators say it is likely targeted.
     
    No arrests have been made and Surrey RCMP are urging anyone with information to come forward.

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