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Woman dead, man hurt in shooting in Surrey, B.C

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Feb, 2021 09:29 PM

A woman is dead and a man has been injured in a shooting in Surrey, B.C., in what police say was not a random act.

Police were called Thursday morning to a home after reports of gunshots being heard.

One woman is dead and one male injured following a shooting inside a residence this morning in North Surrey. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (@HomicideTeam) has been called and will be working in partnership with the Surrey RCMP.
— Surrey RCMP (@SurreyRCMP) February 4, 2021

Officers found a woman in grave condition and a man suffering non-life-threatening injuries inside the home.

IHIT is heading out to its 2nd deployment in the last 12 hours. A man and woman were shot at a home this morning around 730am in the area of 108 Ave and 139A St in #SurreyBC. The woman has since died.
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) February 4, 2021

Both were taken to hospital, but police say the woman died of her injuries.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called to help with the investigation.

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