Surrey Mounties are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting that injured two people inside a warming centre near 106th Avenue and King George Boulevard.
The incident happened just after 3 a.m., RCMP said in a press release.
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The victims include a 24-year-old man who is known to police and a 57-year-old woman. Both were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and have since been released.
Initial indications are that the man was the intended target of the shooting, RCMP said.
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“Surrey RCMP Serious Crime Unit has taken conduct of the investigation and remain in the area collecting evidence.” Const. Sarbjit K. Sangha said in a press release. “The investigation is in early stages, a motive has not (been) determined, however, it appears to be a targeted shooting.”
This incident is not believed to be linked to the lower mainland gang conflict.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502, or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.
