‘He was burning alive’: Suspect at large in horrific Surrey attack

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A man was earnestly wounded connected Friday successful what 1 witnesser says was a botched robbery and onslaught pinch occurrence successful Surrey, B.C.

Surrey RCMP is remaining tight-lipped, only saying it was investigating a “series of superior incidents” including an assault, which began astatine a business successful nan 10200 artifact of City Parkway.

Jessica Vesper said she was wrong nan rate speech erstwhile a man engulfed successful flames came moving from nan backmost of nan business, screaming. Witnesses judge nan man was nan shop’s owner.

“It was for illustration a movie; he ran correct by me. His full assemblage was connected fire, his face, his caput was connected fire, his full arms were connected fire, he was burning alive,” she said.

She said everyone ran extracurricular arsenic group tried to usage blankets to extinguish nan flames earlier firefighters and constabulary arrived.

A comparative of nan shop proprietor told her nan man was group alight successful a robbery attempt, she said.

“He’s beautiful burned. If it had been different infinitesimal longer he would person been retired and he wouldn’t person survived … his look was burned, his arms, everything,” she added.

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“I americium shocked. I cognize nan shop owners, I spell location each nan time.”

Mounties said they were called to nan segment soon aft 1 p.m., and that nan unfortunate was taken to infirmary pinch superior injuries.

The fishy fled nan segment successful a stolen White Mini Cooper pinch achromatic strips and rims and nan B.C. licence sheet D80745, according to police.

Police said they were still investigating a motive.

Investigators are looking for a man betwixt nan ages of 25 and 30 pinch a moustache who was wearing achromatic pants, a grey hoodie pinch achromatic arms and a greenish shot headdress pinch Cariboo written connected it.

Anyone who sees nan fishy is asked to telephone 911 and not to attack him.

Anyone pinch accusation is asked to telephone Surrey RCMP astatine 604-599-0502.