{"id":417336,"date":"2026-01-18T12:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T12:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/417336\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T12:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T12:32:14","slug":"extortion-related-gunfire-in-surrey-sparks-concerns-over-broader-public-safety-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/417336\/","title":{"rendered":"Extortion-related gunfire in Surrey sparks concerns over broader public safety risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surrey police service are investigating an extortion-related shooting after shots were fired outside a residence in the city\u2019s Bear Creek neighbourhood early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Police say officers were called to the 8600 block of Galway Crescent around 2:20 a.m. on Jan. 17, where they found a home damaged by gunfire.<\/p>\n<p>The residence was occupied at the time, but no one was injured.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe the shooting was extortion-related, and the major crime division has taken charge of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The incident comes amid a series of extortion-linked shootings and threats in Surrey.<\/p>\n<p>Global news has previously reported on extortion cases involving threats against members of the Indo-Canadian community, raising concerns about organized crime and potential foreign interference. Police have not released details about who was targeted in the latest shooting, or whether the incident involved the Indo-Canadian community.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In a Global News interview, Wade Diceman, a criminology professor at the University of the Fraser Valley,\u00a0said the key question now is whether the violence is driven solely by organized crime or something more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the key point of contention is really whether what we\u2019re seeing is kind of purely extortion-related crime, which is motivated by gang, or whether what we are seeing now is what we would call foreign interference by proxy,\u201d Diceman said.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: '\u2018They can shoot me\u2019: Fear-stricken Ontario family speaks after Bishnoi gang violence in Canada'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SITE_DOVE.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:51<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018They can shoot me\u2019: Fear-stricken Ontario family speaks after Bishnoi gang violence in Canada\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Diceman pointed to RCMP intelligence obtained by Global News suggesting potential links between the Bishnoi gang and the Indian government.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe access to information request that Global News filed produced a report which shows that the RCMP believes quite strongly that there are some links there. It\u2019s not conclusive, but it\u2019s very strong,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that changes the whole tenor and approach necessary to combat something like this, because it\u2019s not a natural crime phenomenon anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>He said the violence is affecting a broad cross-section of the Indo-Canadian community, not just those tied to political movements abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11615647\/greenland-donald-trump-nato-canada-eu-retaliation\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768739533_744_c624f2b8b166524a18a29cc6fa31f573bff247a7f8ef14a95383bda282dbc930.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tHow could Canada, EU, NATO respond to a U.S. takeover of Greenland?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11616824\/boy-killed-dad-go-to-bed-nintendo-switch\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768739534_845_GettyImages-1041936362.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t11-year-old U.S. boy charged with killing father after being told to go to bed\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just folks who are identified with that movement,\u201d Diceman said. \u201cIt\u2019s everyday folks in the Indo-Canadian community who are being targeted, successful businesses in particular.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diceman also said videos circulating online after some incidents appear intended to intimidate communities.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Canada lists India\u2019s Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WEB_Bishnoi_PIC.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:47<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCanada lists India\u2019s Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery clear communication and message to say, \u2018This might be you next,\u2019\u201d he said, warning that the situation risks becoming a wider public safety crisis.<\/p>\n<p>He said the response needs to extend beyond law enforcement and be framed as a national issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a kind of a disappointing willingness to sort of just see this as a problem of the Indo-Canadian community,\u201d Diceman said. \u201cOr no. It\u2019s a problem of the Canadian community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Surrey police say the investigation remains in its early stages and are asking anyone with information, including CCTV or dashcam footage, to contact police or Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Surrey police service are investigating an extortion-related shooting after shots were fired outside a residence in the city\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":417337,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2169,68979,43,28462,44,87674,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-417336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-crime","tag-extortion","tag-headlines","tag-investigations","tag-news","tag-surrey","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}