Man arrested after shots fired inside Surrey hotel room
Posted June 25, 2025 10:16 am.
Last Updated June 25, 2025 11:12 am.
Police in Surrey say a man has been taken into custody after shots were fired inside a hotel suite Tuesday night.
Around 10 p.m., the Surrey Police Service responded to the Turf Hotel along King George Boulevard near 120 Street after a request for a wellness check on a patron.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VANCOUVER LIVE!“SPS officers attended and while trying to have him come out of his suite, determined that the man had a firearm and was barricading himself inside,” police said in a statement on Wednesday.
Police say the Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team was called in to help SPS officers as residents of other suites were evacuated from the building.
“At about 12:30 am, officers began to hear gunshots being fired from inside the suite, with the shots being fired towards the outside,” the SPS said.
“The man was arrested shortly before 1:00 am by LMD ERT and Lower Mainland District Integrated Police Dog Services. He was transported to the hospital for evaluation, where he remains in custody.”
Police say an investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
