Shooting at Whalley warming centre injures two

By Kathy Michaels Global News

Posted January 19, 2022 12:57 pm EST

Updated January 19, 2022 4:45 pm EST

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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.

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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.

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.