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SHOOTING VICTIMS MOCK POLICE: ‘THE BULLETS FELL FROM THE SKY’
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Just hours after police announced a drug turf battle is behind a spate of brazen shootings, Surrey’s incident total climbed another notch. Police have confirmed that several witnesses called 911 around 1 a.m. Wednesday, reporting an exchange of gunfire between a red pick-up truck and a grey SUV westbound on 66 Avenue at 128 Street. Shell casings were recovered from the scene. Police have no evidence that anyone was injured in the incident. It brought to 20 the number of Police investigators on the scene of a shooting incident Wednesday morning in Newton on 66 Avenue at 128 Street. Calls to 911 reported an exchange of gunfire between a red pick-up truck and a grey SUV. SHANE MACKICHAN
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shooting incidents that have been logged in Surrey and Delta since March 9. As of The Leader’s press deadline Wednesday, there had been 17 confirmed incidents in Surrey and three in Delta. Although Wednesday afternoon, North Ridge Elementary was locked down after an unconfirmed report of shots fired in the area of 134 Street and 62 Avenue. Police say the earlier shooting at 1 a.m., while not conclusively linked to previous gunplay, appears to be along the same line as the others. Surrey RCMP’s serious crime unit is investigating the incident and was in the area
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canvassing for information, Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said. “Additionally, our forensic unit is processing a number of pieces of evidence gathered from the scene.” It was just hours earlier, on Tuesday afternoon, that Surrey RCMP and Delta police announced rivalling groups of South Asians and Somalians were responsible for the shootings that have plagued the two cities for just over a month. “We believe these two groups are competing over drug turf and have chosen to resolve their
differences in a way that jeopardizes public safety,” Surrey RCMP Chief Supt. Bill Fordy told reporters. The drug turf battle has resulted in several people being shot – many of whom mocked investigators from hospital beds. “Don’t worry about it, no need for you cops to be here,” said one. Another said, “I will take care of it myself.” One even taunted investigators by saying he was injured when “the bullets fell from the sky.” continued on page 4
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