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Shooting at Whalley warming centre injures two

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Two people have been hospitalized after an early morning shooting in Surrey. Surrey RCMP were called to the scene at the warming centre on King George Boulevard just after 3 a.m. -- after shots were fired inside the centre – Jan 19, 2022

Surrey Mounties are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting that injured two people inside a warming centre in Whalley.

The incident happened just after 3 a.m. at the facility near 106 Avenue and King George Boulevard, RCMP said in a news release.

The victims included a 24-year-old man who is known to police and a 57-year-old woman. Both were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and later released.

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Initial indications are that the man was the intended target, RCMP said.

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This incident is not believed to be linked to the Lower Mainland gang conflict.

Anyone with informationis asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.

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