Gang Shooting in Surrey: A Targeted Hit

0:00It's April 30th. Welcome to Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. A gang-related shooting in Surrey left one man dead and another injured right in a home driveway. It went down Tuesday just before 7pm, at 68th Avenue and 148th Street. Police say it's tied to the ongoing BC. Gang conflict with video-catching two masked gunmen chasing the victim and one hopping back in a vehicle with what looks like an assault-style rifle. The victim who died was a 25-year-old local from Surrey. The injured guy had minor wounds and got rushed to the hospital. Integrated homicide investigation team is now leading the probe, calling it a targeted hit that endangers the whole community. Folks are pointing fingers at Surrey's rocky police transition, saying it's left gang enforcement's short staffed. MLA Eleanor Sturco called it proof we need more boots on the ground, warning innocent bystanders could get caught in the crossfire. Surrey police service shifted eight gang crime team members to handle a surge in extortions

1:03and cover the Cloverdale area, known as District 4. Staff Sergeant Lindsey Houghton says the extortion calls and extraduties stretched resources thin. Mayor Brenda Locke stays and weekly touch with BC's solicitor general Nina Krieger, stressing Surrey can't fight this alone. Grader calls the reassignment's standard ops, but notes the province is pushing hard against gangs through coordinated teams still active right here. Stay safe out there, Surrey, eyes open on these streets.