National

Woman in Surrey's Tuesday night shooting dies of her injuries

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 05 May, 2021 04:06 PM

Homicide investigators have now taken over the case after the death of a woman injured Tuesday night in a shooting in Surrey, B.C.

A social media message from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed the unnamed victim died in hospital.

The recent homicide in Guildford is not believed to be gang-motivated.
Man in custody is in his 20s and well known to police. 20yo female victim was not.
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) May 5, 2021

Update in Surrey: the female victim of a shooting last night in the Guildford neighbourhood has died. IHIT is now investigating.
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) May 5, 2021

Surrey RCMP say officers responded to reports of shots fired in a residential neighbourhood of northeast Surrey just before 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Officers located the victim and arrested a man a short distance away.

Police have not confirmed a motive for the attack.

It's the latest in a string of targeted shootings in Metro Vancouver in recent days, including separate daytime attacks outside busy shopping malls in Delta and Langley, but police have not linked any of the violent incidents.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Canada eyes policy on travel from India due to massive COVID surge

Calls are mounting for Ottawa to limit travel from India and other such hot spots. India recorded nearly 300,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday alone, with 2,000 more deaths linked to the virus.

Canada eyes policy on travel from India due to massive COVID surge

PM pledges 40-45% emissions cut by 2030

The new target is higher than the 36 per cent reduction the government says it can achieve under existing measures by 2030, and the 30 per cent goal Canada initially agreed to under the Paris Agreement.

PM pledges 40-45% emissions cut by 2030

South Asians among dozens charged in a major drug trafficking ring spawning Canada, US, and India

In May 2020, officers began an investigation, dubbed Project Cheetah, into a robust network involved in importing large quantities of cocaine, ketamine, heroin and opium into Canada. The drugs were then distributed across the country through a sophisticated system run by the traffickers.

South Asians among dozens charged in a major drug trafficking ring spawning Canada, US, and India

B.C. budget needs future vision: business

The business community was looking for more signs of a post-pandemic focus, said Bridgitte Anderson, CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.

B.C. budget needs future vision: business

Maclean’s ranks Delta as the best city in Metro Vancouver

Following two years in a row as Metro Vancouver’s second best community, Delta’s strong community-based response to the pandemic helped it achieve top spot this year.