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Police were patrolling the area around Crescent Road and 132 Street in Surrey before 4 a.m. Sunday when they received reports of gunshots and a small fire outside a residence.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on social media Monday non-citizens who commit serious crimes "must be forced to leave our country."

Premier David Eby said on Wednesday that the federal government is committing 20 more officers and helicopter support to police in B.C.

Winnipeg police say they have made several arrests related to a series of extortion and arson attacks on Winnipeg businesses last year.

In that time, the Task Force has taken charge of 32 files from jurisdictions across the Lower Mainland, according to a release from BC RCMP.

Members of South Asian community have been invited to an open house hosted by Calgary Police to discuss a rash of recent extortion threats against the community.

The federal government says it will give Peel Regional Police up to $1 million to support the force's efforts to fight extortion.

'We face a crisis caused by criminals demanding money from businesses and shooting up homes,' B.C. Premier David Eby said in a statement.

Speaking on Tuesday, David Eby said the issue came to a head when two people were arrested in Surrey in connection with extortion and then claimed refugee status.

Harjot Singh, 21, Taranveer Singh, 19, and Dayajeet Singh Billing, 21, have all been charged with one count of discharging a firearm into a place.

Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton told Global News that a shooting in Newton early on Thursday morning, where thankfully no one was hurt, was also connected to a case of extortion.

Mayor Brenda Locke is also requesting Ottawa declare a federal state of emergency and reiterated the need for a national extortion commissioner to oversee a co-ordinated response.

BC RCMP Assistant Commissioner said every case should be reported to police and is urging people not to pay money or try to take matters into their own hands.

Police discovered that the front of a business, the Bojhan Sweets and Restaurant, was damaged and bullet-holes could be seen in the windows, but luckily, no one was injured.

Global News has also learned that the residents, who are connected to a local business, had been receiving threats for some time, which they had reported to the police.

David Eby says the head of a police anti-extortion task force needs to step aside if he cannot demonstrate a sense of urgency in the fight.

Extortion-related violence in Surrey may be moving beyond organized crime, with a criminology expert warning recent shootings and threats could signal public safety concerns.

RCMP said officers were called at approximately 5:17 a.m. to the 6900 block of 232 Street in Langley after receiving reports of shots fired.

Around 5:10 a.m. on Wednesday, patrol officers responded to reports of shots fired at a home in the area of 84 Avenue and Brooke Road.

Calgary police said so far there is no evidence the deaths of two people in Redstone this week are related to the ongoing extortion cases targeting the South Asian community.