Vancouver: Surrey Police Service (SPS) have arrested two men and charged with Criminal Code offences following an investigation into an alleged firing of shots incident in the early morning hours today.
At approximately 3:50 am, members of SPS assigned to Project Assurance, working in collaboration with SPS’s Major Crime Section, were in the area of 129 Street and 84 Avenue when they heard what they believed was a gun shot.
SPS officers quickly located a suspect vehicle and stopped it, taking the driver and a passenger into custody. During the arrest, a loaded handgun was discovered and seized. Project Assurance is an initiative in which SPS proactively patrols neighbourhoods and business areas, targeted by extortion and extortion-related shootings.
SPS’s Major Crime Section took over the investigation and two men have now been charged with Criminal Code offences.
Harshdeep Singh, a 20-year-old male, has been charged with one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and one count of occupying a vehicle knowing a firearm is present.
Hanspreet Singh, a 21-year-old male, has been charged with one count of occupying a vehicle knowing a firearm is present.
The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be forthcoming.
Both Harshdeep Singh and Hanspreet Singh have been remanded in custody until January 30. They are both foreign nationals and SPS has engaged Canada Border Services Agency.