Taxi passenger killed in daylight Surrey shooting

A passenger of a cab was shot and killed in the area of 148 Street and 108 Avenue in the Guildford neighbourhood of Surrey Tuesday afternoon.

According to Surrey RCMP, at approximately 2:20 p.m. police were notified that shots were fired at a taxi in a parking lot in the Riverside Heights Shopping Centre on 108 Avenue.

Police say when they arrived, both people in the cab had been shot. Mounties have since confirmed that the passenger has died, while the driver of the taxi has been transported to hospital with “serious injuries.”

“Initial indications are that this was a targeted incident with the 30-year-old deceased man being known to police,” Surrey RCMP Media Relations Officer Cpl. Vanessa Munn said. “This daytime shooting in a strip mall parking lot demonstrated a complete disregard for the safety of others and resulted in serious injuries to a taxi driver.”

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has now been called in. Mounties say the surrounding area will be blocked off while police work to gather evidence.

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There’s no word on any arrests.

Police are urging members of the public who may have any information about the incident to contact IHIT on its tip line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email at ihittipline@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

Correction: An earlier version of this story noted the victim was 20 years old. The Surrey RCMP has since confirmed the victim is 30 years old.