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surrey police report extortion shooting in cloverdale early tuesday

a bullet hole in a window at the scene of an extortion-related shooting in surrey in october 2025.
a bullet hole in a window at the scene of an extortion-related shooting in surrey in october 2025. nick procaylo / png
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.
police in surrey say shots were fired early tuesday morning at a home in cloverdale.
the surrey police service got a call from a homeowner in the 16500-block of 58th avenue at about 8 a.m., reporting what appeared to be gunshot damage to the residence.
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.
the surrey police extortion team has taken over the investigation as early indications are that extortion was behind the gunfire.
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.
joseph ruttle
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