A Delta officer is under investigation after a police shooting in Surrey Thursday night.
The incident occurred at around 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a strip mall at 108th Avenue and 148th Street.
A Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) was investigating a vehicle parked outside a Subway restaurant when an officer discharged his firearm into the vehicle.
One man was taken to hospital by ambulance. There was no word on the extent of his injuries and his identity has not been released.
CFSEU B.C. Sgt. Lindsey Houghton confirmed Friday that the officer who shot and injured a man during a police investigation that likely involved drugs was assigned to the Uniform Gang Enforcement Unit.
Delta police spokesperson A/Sgt. Sarah Swallow said the officer has been with the department since 2006 and was seconded to CFSEU in March 2012.
The Independent Investigations Office was called out to the incident shortly after it occurred and has taken over the investigation into the shooting.
The IIO investigates cases of death or serious injury that involve on- or off-duty police.
Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said the Surrey Major Crimes Section will be running a parallel investigation into the incident.
He explained that “as a result of the information gathered at the scene yesterday, Surrey RCMP have commenced a drug investigation that will parallel the IIO’s investigation.”
The name of the officer is not being released at this time. He has been assigned to non-operational duties pending the outcome of the IIO investigation.
-with files from The Province
