Shots fired at Surrey business but motive remains unclear

A Surrey business proprietor woke up to news connected Monday that personification had fired bullets into their shop.

RCMP said officers were called astatine astir 11 p.m. connected Aug. 4 to reports of shots fired astatine a business connected 72nd Avenue.

Crime segment portion was up astatine Sukh Hair and Beauty Salon connected Monday pinch dozens of officers canvassing nan area. Four ample slug holes could beryllium seen successful nan glass.

RCMP confirmed nary 1 was injured successful nan shooting and nan business was unoccupied.

Surveillance video obtained by Global News shows 2 group stepping connected nan sidewalk extracurricular nan salon. They stop, 1 personification fires a weapon and past some group tally away.

The motive for nan incident is presently unknown.

Kuljit Sandhu owns Dhesi Meat Shop adjacent doorway to nan salon.

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He told Global News that nan shooting is very concerning.

“Surrey is getting really bad these days,” he said. “Every different day, there’s gunshots.”

Sandhu said he is frightened astir why nan shooting happened and who was nan intended target.

Sahib Walia lives successful a adjacent apartment. He said he didn’t perceive nan shooting, but seeing nan aftermath made him fearfulness for his information and for nan neighbourhood.

“That should not beryllium happening,” he said. “What if personification was successful location aliases connected nan sidewalk?”

Anyone pinch much information, including dash cam footage, is asked to interaction nan Surrey RCMP astatine 604-599-0502, and quote record number 2024-114887.

-with files from Global News’ Rumina Daya