Publication date: August 28, 2022 • 3 hours ago • 1 minute read • 5 comments Surrey RCMP and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team are on the 16600 block of 19th Avenue in South Surrey on Sunday after he was shot and died in hospital late Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Photo by Nick Procaylo /PNG
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Homicide investigators were called after a 37-year-old man who was seriously injured in a shooting in South Surrey late on Saturday died in hospital.
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Police were called to reports of shots fired outside a home in the 16600-block of 19th Avenue around 11 p.m. Surrey RCMP said a man was taken to hospital from the scene.
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The Integrated Homicide Investigation team has taken over the case and is working with Surrey RCMP and a forensics team. Police say “initial indications are that the shooting stemmed from an altercation between known parties.” It does not appear to be connected to the Lower Mainland gang conflict. Officers arrested several people after the shooting and are working to determine who was involved. Anyone with information about this investigation or possible dash cam footage can call the IHIT tip line at Police are canvassing the area and speaking with witnesses, and 19th Avenue between 166th and 167th Streets was closed overnight. Anyone with information or dashcam footage from 10:30 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, please contact IHIT at 1-877-551-4448 or email [email protected]
