Surrey shootings continue unabated - 31 thus far in 2016
Surrey RCMP Insp. Shawna Baher examines a $4.5 million drug seizure at a press conference on Friday. Photo by Kevin Diakiw/The Surrey-North Delta Leader Surrey RCMP have now been called to 31 shots fired incidents in 2016 – as of Monday afternoon, when the latest shooting took place at 140A Street and 86A Avenue. There may well be more by the time this column is in print in the Peace Arch News on Wednesday, and the Surrey-North Delta Leader on Friday. While there has only been one death as a result of the gunfire thus far, there have been five injuries. Nine buildings have been shot at. Perspective is important. The 30 shots fired incidents represent half of all such incidents reported to police last year. That was a year in which police and members of the public both made it clear there were a staggering number of shots fired. If this year’s incidents continue at the same rate, there will be twice as many in 2016. While most of these incidents are related to drugs, gan...