Surrey RCMP is now investigating after two people were taken to hospital following an incident in a Surrey school parking lot on Thursday afternoon.
Emergency crews were called to L.A. Matheson Secondary School at 94 Avenue and 122 Street around 5:30 p.m.
Police say surveillance video from the school shows several young men approaching a parked pick-up truck and a confrontation then follows. As a result of the pick-up truck fleeing the confrontation, two 19-year-old men were struck and injured.
The driver of the truck has been identified as a 17-year-old from Enver Creek Secondary. He turned himself in to police shortly after the incident and is cooperating with police. The truck has been located and seized by police for forensic and mechanical examinations.
“Staff ran over there to help out. There were two young men on the ground, fairly serious injuries, and staff tried to tend to them.”
Both 19-year-old pedestrians were transported to hospital; one with minor injuries and the other with significant but non-life threatening injuries. They are not students at the school and were not there watching the game.
Backpacks and clothes were seen strewn on the ground after the incident.
None of the people involved know each other.
“At this time no charges have been laid,” says Cpl. Scotty Schumann. “It appears a minor confrontation escalated into a serious incident. The general public was not at risk. If you witnessed this event and haven’t spoken to police, investigators would like to speak to you.”
Although this is not technically a school-related incident, the Surrey School District has sent a letter home to parents advising of this incident as it occurred on school property.
Anyone with more information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.
If they wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.solvecrime.ca.
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