British ColumbiaTwo men have been arrested after an overnight shooting that damaged a home in Surrey, B.C., according to police.Police say the incident is the 39th extortion-related shooting this yearCBC News · Posted: Oct 30, 2025 11:17 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesPolice investigate a shooting in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, Oct. 30. (Sohrab Sandhu/CBC)Two men have been arrested after an overnight shooting that damaged a home in Surrey, B.C., according to police.Surrey Police Service (SPS) spokesperson Sgt. Tige Pollock said the incident appears to be related to ongoing extortion investigations. Pollock said it marks the 39th extortion-related shooting in Surrey this year.Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 2 a.m. Thursday at a residence near 56 Avenue and King George Boulevard.The home appeared to have been damaged by gunshots, Pollock said.”Due to their quick response … [officers] were able to locate a suspect vehicle with two suspects,” Pollock said.The two men remain in custody, according to Pollock, but no one has been charged.Several people were inside the residence during the shooting, but there were no injuries, police said.The B.C. Extortion Task Force is now leading the investigation.Police are asking anyone with information or video footage of the incident to contact the SPS.Earlier this year, the province launched a public awareness campaign encouraging people to report extortion attempts, as threats against members of the South Asian community in B.C. have increased.In September, the province launched the RCMP-led task force to tackle extortion and shootings.With files from Bismah Mughal, Sohrab Sandhu and Lauren Vanderdeen
2 men arrested in extortion-related shooting in Surrey, B.C.: police
