Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 13 Dec, 2023 10:56 AM
Police in Surrey are investigating a shooting early this morning that has sent one man to hospital.
Surrey Mounties say they received a report of shots fired at a vehicle just before 2 a-m at the intersection of 64th Avenue and 124th Street.
Police say they found a male driver inside his vehicle at the scene suffering from a non-life-threatening injury.
The man has been taken to hospital, and police say 124th Street from 64th Avenue to Boundary Drive will remain closed while police complete their on-scene investigation.
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Search and rescue crews were notified when the victims were reported overdue and their bodies were later recovered from the scene of the avalanche. Avalanche Canada says the area of the slide was highly wind-affected, leaving some parts of the slope thin and rocky, while other sections had up to 130 centimetres of snow.
