Surrey RCMP find Red Kia Optima in connection with Whalley shooting

SURREY RCMP announced on Thursday that the Red Kia Optima they were looking for following Monday’s shooting in Whalley has been located.

The Surrey RCMP Gang Enforcement Team located the vehicle unoccupied in the 12500-block of 115 Avenue while conducting proactive patrols. The vehicle has been seized by police and is being processed.

On March 28, at approximately 1 p.m., Surrey RCMP received a report of shots fired in the 10700-block of City Parkway. Surrey frontline officers along with the Uniformed Gang Enforcement Team of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – British Columbia (CFSEU-BC)  attended the area and located evidence consistent with a shooting. Police did not locate anyone with injuries and have no evidence to suggest anyone was struck.

This was the fourth incident of shots fired in six days in Surrey. Indications are the three previous shootings (March 23-25) were targeted. Investigators are examining possible links to the drug trade and Lower Mainland Gang Conflict.

Anyone with information about this incident who has not yet spoken with police is 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.