Surrey’s Scott Road and 72 avenue area is extremely busy. Especially during summer, the plazas and shops are busier with parents taking their kids for movies, shopping, and to the Strawberry Hill Library. However, the area has already been rocked by two shootings this week.
First shooting happened on July 5, 2024 at approximately 5:30 am when a male was shot in the parking lot of Home Depot on 7300 block of 122 Street.
The Surrey RCMP Serious Crime Unit conducted the investigation, and investigators are working to determine all of the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Evidence-gathering is still underway, but initial indications are this was a targeted, isolated incident.
The second shooting happened on July 10 at 12:24 am, when Surrey RCMP responded to multiple reports of shots heard in the 12700-block of 66 Avenue. Frontline officers attended the area and conducted patrols.
While Frontline members were conducting the initial investigation on scene and patrolling the area, Surrey Memorial Hospital called Surrey RCMP to report a male attended the hospital and disclosed that he was shot. Officers attended the hospital and spoke with the victim. Evidence consistent with a shooting was then located in the driveway of a residence and on a vehicle.
Police believe this was a targeted incident as the victim is also known to police. “The victim has been uncooperative with investigators and sustained very minor injuries,” police said.
Surrey RCMP General Investigation Unit has conduct of this investigation and will be in the area for video canvassing. If you have any information including CCTV footage please call Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.