British Columbia

Surrey shooting victim died in hospital, police report

A man shot in a targeted attack Tuesday evening in Surrey is now dead, RCMP have confirmed.

A man who was shot Tuesday evening in Surrey, B.C., in what is believed to be a targeted attack, has died in hospital, RCMP say.

The man was in his 20s or 30s, but his name has not been released.

Police first responded to a complaint of shots fired at a residence on Timberland Road west of Old Yale Road around 6:15 p.m., Surrey RCMP Sgt. Roger Morrow said.

Investigators are looking for two people who fled the scene in an industrial area of Surrey, close to the Patullo Bridge.

With files from the Canadian Press