RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) is investigating a shots fired incident at a business in Surrey’s East Cloverdale neighbourhood.

Shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday, January 19, SPOSU officers responded to a report from a business owner that his business, located in the 19300-block Langley Bypass, had been shot at sometime overnight. SPOSU officers have confirmed that the business was damaged by gunfire. The business was not open at the time and there have been no reported injuries.

This is the sixth reported extortion-related shooting in Surrey and the eighth in the Lower Mainland since January 1 (see list below).

SPOSU’s General Investigation Unit (GIU) has assumed conduct of this investigation. At this early stage it is believed to be extortion-related.

Police are asking anyone with information about this incident, including if they have CCTV or dashcam footage, to contact Surrey Police Service’s non-emergency line at 604-599-0502, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca and quote file number 26-2513 (SU).

Extortion-related shootings in Lower Mainland since January 1:

JANUARY 7:

Surrey: Shots fired at a Newton residence

Delta: Shots fired at a North Delta residence

JANUARY 8:

Langley: Shots fired at a Langley residence

JANUARY 11:

Surrey: Shots fired at a Cloverdale residence for a second time

JANUARY 14:

Surrey: Shots fired at a restaurant (The Bhojan Sweets and Restaurant)

JANUARY 15:

Surrey: Shots fired at a Panorama Ridge residence and vehicle

JANUARY 17:

Surrey: Shots fired at a Bear Creek Park area residence