By Kim Bolan
April 3, 2016
Surrey RCMP is confirming two more shootings this weekend, one leaving a man with serious injuries.
That makes 30 shootings so far this year, higher than the level in 2015.
The latest happened about 5:45 p.m. Sunday at the corner of 88th Avenue and 132 Street.
Two vehicles were at the intersection on a red light when the suspect vehicle opened fired on the victim vehicle.
“The suspect vehicle was last seen travelling south on 132 from 88 and the victim vehicle was last seen travelling north on 132 from 88,” S.Sgt. Dale Carr said in news release. “No injuries have been identified at the time of this release. The suspect vehicle was described as an SUV and the victim vehicle as a car.”
He said Surrey RCMP serious crime investigators are continuing to obtain information from several witnesses that were at or near the intersection.
And the Lower Mainland District Forensic Identification Section attended the scene and were able to gather several pieces of evidence that could advance this investigation, he said.
He said there are “no arrests or suspects at this time, unknown at this time if linked to any other shooting in recent history.”
The earlier shooting happened Saturday in the 12200-block of 92 Avenue just before 8 p.m.
S.Sgt. Blair McColl said a man “suffering from injuries was transported to a local hospital in serious condition. The injury is not life threatening.”
He said investigators determined that a vehicle was seen fleeing the scene shortly afterward the shooting.
“There is no suspect vehicle description available at this time,” McColl said.
