SPS investigates shooting in Whalley neighbourhood

Surrey Police Service is investigating a shooting outside a residence in Surrey’s Whalley neighbourhood that sent an adult man to hospital.

Frontline officers responded at about 11:44 p.m. on Aug. 7 to the area of 88 Avenue and 127 Street. They found the victim with a gunshot wound, while the suspect had already fled, police said. BC Emergency Health Services took the man to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

SPS’s major crime section is leading the investigation. Police say it is still in its early stages, but the shooting is believed to have been targeted and not related to extortion.

Investigators are seeking information, CCTV or dash-camera footage, and information about possible suspects. Contact SPS’s non-emergency line at 604-599-0502, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca, and quote file 26-83549.