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The B.C. Prosecution Service (BCPS) has approved 22 charges against a 37-year-old man in connection with four separate shootings in Surrey, B.C.
According to a press release from the Surrey Police Service, 12 of the charges are linked to three shootings within the span of three weeks at one residence near 110 Avenue and 140 Street.
RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) officers responded to reports of shootings on Dec. 7, Dec. 27 and Dec. 28, 2025.
Through that investigation, the release said SPOSU officers identified Marco Matias as the suspect police believe is responsible for the three alleged shooting incidents at the Guildford residence.
The BCPS approved 12 charges against Matias on Aug. 24, 2026. The charges include three counts each of reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle and possession of a firearm contrary to an order.
Less than two weeks before the BCPS approved those 12 charges, Surrey police frontline officers responded to reports of a shooting on Aug. 12, outside a residence around 60 Avenue and 177 Street, where police said two people were shot at and one person sustained minor injuries.
The Surrey Police Service directed the Aug. 12 investigation to its Major Crime Section.
Matias had an additional 10 charges approved against him in relation to the alleged Aug. 12 shooting. The charges approved by the BCPS on Sept. 4 cover various firearm and weapons offences and aggravated assault.
Each of the four alleged shootings occurred roughly between 3:05 a.m. and 8:21 a.m. PT.
Matias remains in custody awaiting a bail hearing. His next scheduled court appearance is set for Sept. 16, according to police and court records.
At the time of the incidents, police said the shootings did not appear to be extortion-related, but were believed to be targeted.