Gursewak Singh was initially arrested by Abbotsford police on Dec. 17, 2025, shortly after a business in the 31000-block of King Road was shot.
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A 22-year-old is facing several firearms and arson charges in connection with three extortion-related attacks in Surrey and Abbotsford.
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Gursewak Singh was initially arrested by Abbotsford police on Dec. 17, 2025, shortly after a business in the 31000-block of King Road was shot. He was charged with unlawfully discharging a firearm.
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Abbotsford’s internal extortion task force continued to investigate Singh, who now faces additional charges relating to the Dec. 17 shooting. Sgt. Paul Walker said the new charges include “extortion using a firearm, possession of a restricted firearm, possession of a firearm without a licence and occupying a vehicle knowing a firearm is present.”
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Abbotsford investigators worked with the Surrey Police Service, Walker said, “sharing evidence obtained during the arrest of Gursewak Singh to support two separate SPS investigations.”
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Singh has also now been charged with several counts related to a shooting in Surrey on Dec. 14 and an arson attack on Dec. 15, 2025.
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Both occurred after 2 a.m. A gunman opened fire in the 8000-block of 120 Street at a business that had also received extortion threats. Staff were inside, but no one was injured.
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The arson took place 24 hours later in the parking lot of a business in the 12400-block Old Yale Road. Two vehicles were lit on fire, causing significant damage. This business had also received extortion threats.
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The Surrey charges include reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, extortion using a firearm, occupying a vehicle knowing there was a firearm present, arson and extortion.
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Singh remains in custody.
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Surrey police Sgt. Ali Gailus said investigators want to hear from anyone with additional information about Singh. They can contact SPS’s non-emergency number at 604-599-0502 or the extortion tip lineat 236-485-5149.
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B.C. Solicitor General Nina Krieger praised the arrest in a social media post, thanking both the Abbotsford and Surrey police.
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She said Singh’s alleged crimes are “the kind of violent intimidation we are determined to see stopped.”
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“Let this be clear: People using threats, fire and firearms to terrorize businesses and families will be pursued by police, put before the courts, and held accountable,” Krieger said.
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Last week she told an online community forum that the extortion crisis remains the B.C. government’s top priority, even though extortion cases have declined so far this year.
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“Through recent arrests and removals from Canada, police and the Canada Border Services Agency are making meaningful progress in holding extortionists to account,” Krieger said.
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RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald told the May 12 forum that the provincial extortion task force, and efforts by investigative partners, had contributed to the decrease in cases.
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“I think this is directly attributable not only to the work of the provincial task force, but the coordinated effort by all of the partners here,” he said. “We have had significant success in terms of charges laid, of removal of suspects, of suspects leaving the province of their own volition, but we’ve also seen an incredible increase in cooperation from victims, from community, and an increased awareness of just how these crimes occur.”
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But he said thats despite the positive shift, “it’s very important to recognize that a sustained prolonged effort coordinated across all police agencies, not only municipal, provincial, federal but if required, international, is going to be necessary to continue to see the success that we’ve seen.”
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