Three targeted shootings in three days in Surrey ‘concerning’: RCMP

Violence has broken out in several Surrey neighbourhoods in recent days, sending three people to hospital and prompting an appeal from the RCMP for information.

Mounties say among the victims was a 58-year-old woman who was shot in a driveway over the weekend.

Investigators say the shooting is believed to be targeted, but she was not the intended target.

It happened on Saturday around 5 p.m. near 95A Avenue and 133 Street.

She was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Early Monday morning, two other people were shot within two hours in the city.

A 26-year old was found shot just after 1 a.m. near 106 avenue and King George Boulevard on Monday. His injuries were minor and he has been released from hospital. RCMP say they are exploring any link to criminal activity or the drug trade.

A 45-year-old man was shot in a home near 96 Avenue and 135 Street. He was sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The RCMP says he is known to police but did not release his name.

“Having three shooting incidents in a short time span is concerning to both the police and the community,” says Surrey RCMP Cpl. Vanessa Munn. “Surrey RCMP, the Surrey Gang Enforcement Team and partners continue to work to interrupt and suppress violence associated to criminal activity and the illicit drug trade through both targeted enforcement and early intervention through education.”

Anyone with more information or dash camera footage from any of the areas where the shootings occurred is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502. To make an anonymous report contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.solvecrime.ca.