SURREY, B.C. — RCMP say a man and a woman have died after a hostage taking in a home in Surrey, B.C.
Mounties say in a news release that they responded to residence at around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday after a report of a man with a gun and a possible hostage situation.
Officers evacuated nearby homes and properties, set up a containment area and activated the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team, a specialized group of officers and technicians that responds to hostage situations.
Chief civilian director of IIO describes details in Whalley standoff involving deaths of man and woman. #surreyBC pic.twitter.com/xhduwURsex
— Tom Zytaruk (@tomzytaruk) March 29, 2019
Police say multiple efforts were made throughout the night to engage with the barricaded male and the female hostage in order to peacefully resolve the situation.
At about 7:30 a.m. today, RCMP say members of the emergency response team entered the home and a confrontation with the barricaded man ensued.
#BREAKING: We can hear yelling and what sounds like an exchange of gunfire coming from a residential home in #Surrey, that is currently surrounded by @SurreyRCMP officers. We have been told it is not safe for our @GlobalBC crew to be where we’re currently stationed. pic.twitter.com/mGQZUy5z6i
— Sarah MacDonald (@smacdonald__) March 29, 2019
Heavy police presence at 133 and 98A Ave. In Whalley as Sherri Lewis, 25, gives her account of hearing shots fired. She said it was like a movie. #SurreyBC pic.twitter.com/IqIFtiWMIP
— Surrey Now-Leader (@SurreyNowLeader) March 29, 2019
Early this morning police responded to an incident at a residence in North Surrey. Police have the situation contained but ask residents to stay away from the area of 133 Street and 98A. Please stand by, a news release will be issued shortly. pic.twitter.com/16opedKzA3
— Surrey RCMP (@SurreyRCMP) March 29, 2019
Mounties say the man sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene, and a female victim was also located within the home with serious injuries and pronounced dead at hospital.
Police say no officers nor any other members of the public were injured.
The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia, which probes police-involved shootings, has been deployed to the scene to take conduct of the investigation.
@iiobc has just arrived on scene in Surrey. pic.twitter.com/2f4ahb5zY8
— Sheila Scott (@Sheila_Scott) March 29, 2019
Police initially called to a home around 9:30 after reports of a hostage taking. Police entered the home this morning. Shots were fired. The man and woman from the home have both died. @CTVVancouver
— Sheila Scott (@Sheila_Scott) March 29, 2019
Now playing... police siren on repeat... #ijustputmybabyboybacktobed #hebetternotwakebackup #orelseanofficerwillputbabybacktosleep #imjustkidding #butcanigetmysleepbackpls ? @SurreyRCMP pic.twitter.com/T7mWZVhCkZ
— MommaNix (@mplschin) March 29, 2019
#BREAKING: Multiple ambulances now leaving the site of the house that’s the focus of a large scale @SurreyRCMP operation. Family members of one woman believed to be inside the house are on scene—paramedics are visibility treating a patient inside one of the ambulances. @GlobalBC pic.twitter.com/nEpV1ZIHxP
— Sarah MacDonald (@smacdonald__) March 29, 2019
#BREAKING: @SurreyRCMP say there is no further risk to the public after a large scale police operation focusing on a home in the 13300 block of 92A Avenue in #Surrey. The incident began last night, at around 9:30pm. Live details to come on @GlobalBC and @BC1. pic.twitter.com/iOl96LnEkU
— Sarah MacDonald (@smacdonald__) March 29, 2019
.@iiobc is now at the scene of a large scale @SurreyRCMP operation in #Surrey. They confirm two people were injured in a shooting. We’ll have a live update from @iiobc on this situation at 10am. We are told there is now no risk to the public. @GlobalBC pic.twitter.com/vbDtSU6Vgv
— Sarah MacDonald (@smacdonald__) March 29, 2019
#BREAKING: @iiobc says both occupants inside the home, a man and a woman, have both been pronounced dead. Live details now on @BC1. @GlobalBC pic.twitter.com/RCeGtC3XCG
— Sarah MacDonald (@smacdonald__) March 29, 2019
Two people are dead in a dramatic Surrey hostage-taking situation. @smacdonald__ has the details. FOR MORE: https://t.co/pthtHwmJJb pic.twitter.com/YvWqDAHjQ8
— Global BC (@GlobalBC) March 29, 2019