Man shot in the leg in Surrey

SURREY RCMP announced on Friday that a man was injured in a shooting in the Whalley area on Thursday evening.

On July 25 at approximately 4:50 p.m., police responded to a report of an injured man in the 10800-block of 139A Street. Police located the man, who had apparently been shot in the leg, and he was subsequently transported to hospital. He was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The Surrey RCMP’s General Investigation Unit is continuing the investigation. The preliminary information indicates that this was not a random incident and involved parties are known to one another.

Police are still in the evidence gathering stage of the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or, if you wish to make an anonymous report, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.solvecrime.ca.