The latest shots-fired incident happened on the day of a major bust of international extortion groups by the U.S. Justice Department
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On the same day the U.S. Justice Department announced a slew of arrests related to alleged international extortion, drug trafficking and murder syndicates, police in Metro Vancouver reported yet another extortion-related shooting.
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Police in Surrey say shots were fired early Tuesday morning at a home in Cloverdale.
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The Surrey Police Service got a call from a homeowner in the 16500-block of 58th Avenue at about 8 a.m., telling them they had found what appeared to be gunshot damage to the residence.
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Officers confirmed the damage to the exterior was caused by gunfire that was heard at 2:51 a.m. The residents were at home but no one was injured.
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The Surrey police extortion response team has taken over the investigation and early indications are that extortion was behind the gunfire.
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Anyone who was in the area at the time and saw anything suspicious, or who has dashcam or surveillance footage from the area, is asked to call the SPS non-emergency line at 604-599-0502.
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