The Surrey Police Service and an RCMP support unit are investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning, Jan. 26 in the Newton neighbourhood of Surrey, B.C.
Police say officers responded to multiple reports of gunfire and a vehicle speeding away in the area of 142 Street and 72 Avenue shortly after 3 a.m. Upon arrival, they found evidence that a home had been targeted.
True North asked SPS Sgt. Lindsey Houghton if he’d noticed any trends regarding gun violence in the Newton neighbourhood specifically, Sgt. Houghton responded that “calls for shots fired aren’t rare in Newton.”
He also added in an interview with True North, however, that this was “only the second shooting in all of Surrey” year-to-date—as compared to five shootings reported to police in Surrey by Feb 5 last year.
While the overall trend is downward across Surrey, both of the reports of shots fired in 2025, Houghton added, took place in the Newton neighbourhood.
The shooting comes at an interesting time, only a few months into Surrey’s transition towards a municipal policing service—a transition Houghton described as “one of the largest policing projects” he’s witnessed in 17 years of policing service.
Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, but videos showing property damage caused by the gunshots were shared and viewed widely on X (formerly Twitter).
Witnesses in the area reported seeing a light-coloured sedan take off after the shooting.
Anyone with information, or anyone who may have CCTV or dash cam footage of the shooting or suspect vehicle, is encouraged to call Surrey Police Service at 604-599-0502 and quote file 2025-7493 (SP), or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
