02/11/2025
THE BC RCMP announced on Sunday that it has notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of an incident in Surrey where a person has died.
On Sunday, February 9 at approximately 2:39 p.m., received a call that a person was in distress and reportedly armed with a firearm in a schoolyard in the area of the 7000-block of 188 Street.
Police officers from the RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) attended and located the person.
Police said that after an extensive interaction, shots were fired in the area of 185 Street and 70 Avenue. BC Emergency Health Services (EHS) that was present nearby was immediately called in to attend and provide medical care, however, the person has died. No one else was injured during this interaction.
MONDAY UPDATE:
The victim is said to be a 15-year-old student from Clayton Heights Secondary School.
Surrey Schools said counsellors will be at Clayton Heights Secondary to support staff, students and the community.
