Three people are dead and one is injured after three separate shootings in Surrey over the weekend.
At about 7 p.m. Sunday, a man was shot near 168 Street and 76 Avenue. He was transported to hospital where he died at 11:30 p.m.
Media reports indicate that police believe that shooting to be gang-related.
“This shooting is a targeted shooting on the victim who was known to police. He has been identified as 27-year-old Surrey resident, Manjot Dhillon,” Sgt. Jennifer Pound, with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), said in a release.
At about 11:30, RCMP were called to a parkade at an apartment building near 128 Street and 94 Avenue, just before midnight Sunday, where they found two men shot to death.
Photo by Boaz Joseph: Members of the BC Coroner service remove the body of one of two victims of an overnight shooting on Monday in the 9400-block of 128 Street.
A vehicle was seen driving erratically from the scene, heading north on 128 Street.
It is described as a green SUV or pick-up truck towing a box utility trailer.
It has not been revealed whether police believe the two shooting were related.
IHIT is asking anyone who may have any information to call the IHIT tipline at 1-877-551-IHIT(4448) or email ihittipline@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
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The spate of violence occurred just days after a man shot himself with his own gun.
The victim was chasing off what he believed to be a suspicious individual near his home in the 12500-block of 70A Avenue on Saturday at just after 8 p.m.
During the chase, the 41-year-old accidentally shot himself in the ankle.
He was taken to hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said the man was lucky not to be more seriously hurt.
"We repeat it all the time – don't engage with any suspicious person," Paquet said. "(When) in doubt of suspicious activity, call the police... In this case, we're actually very lucky nothing worse happened."