A shooting at a home in Surrey’s Whalley neighbourhood left a man in hospital Thursday morning.
Surrey RCMP said officers were called to the residence on Laurel Drive just after 8 a.m. and found one male victim with a gunshot wound.
The man’s condition was not immediately clear.
Police said they believe the victim and his attacker knew one another, and that the shooting was targeted.
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“While the shooting placed members of the community at risk, there is no indication of an on-going threat to public safety,” Sgt. Elenore Sturko said in a media release.
Police said the shooter remained at large, and officers, including a dog squad, were searching the area.
People were advised to avoid the area while the search was ongoing.
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Anyone with information was asked to call Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.
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