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Two Men Charged In Shooting Aimed At Home In Surrey, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Jan, 2019 07:35 PM

SURREY, B.C. — Charges have been laid against two men in what police allege was a targeted shooting on a home in Surrey, B.C., related to a personal dispute.

The men, aged 30 and 42, face several weapons-related charges each.

Police were alerted to the shooting on Wednesday night by multiple 911 calls of shots fired.

There were no injuries.

Two suspects now charged in connection to the shots fired incident in Guildford on Jan 2nd. Chris Boucher, 30 yrs and Jamie Timbs, 42 yrs facing multiple firearms charges. Incident not believed to be related to the LM gang conflict. https://t.co/DKwrPJEfwT pic.twitter.com/eA0dhK19Ow
— Surrey RCMP (@SurreyRCMP) January 4, 2019

Officers pulled over a vehicle in the area of the shooting that night and three people were arrested, but the third person was later released without charge.

An RCMP news release says they don't believe the shooting was related to the gang conflict in Metro Vancouver.

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