Shooting at Langley, B.C. Starbucks
Langley, B.C., RCMP confirm officers are responding to a shooting Thursday morning.
A shooting took place in the drive-thru of a Starbucks located at Fraser Highway and 216th Street.
Gunshots were heard before 8:30 a.m., during a busy time with vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Police found a seriously injured victim at the scene who was then rushed to the hospital.
No one else was injured in the incident.
A witness stated, “I was at the Starbucks ordering my coffee at the takeout window around 8:20, heard a bunch of loud bangs – the lady in the window and I thought it was fireworks.” The witness wished to remain anonymous due to concerns about their safety.
Blair Kew, who lives nearby, expressed his concern about the incident happening in close proximity, saying, “It makes me want to get out of here.”
Shortly after the shooting, a burned-out car was discovered at 68th Avenue and 229th Street. Police have confirmed that the two crime scenes are connected and believe the shooting was targeted. They also state that there is no ongoing risk to the public.
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Cpl. Craig van Herk with Langley RCMP stated that there were at least two suspects involved in the shooting. However, a description of the suspects is still being determined.
Van Herk urged anyone who was in the area and witnessed anything to come forward. He mentioned that a white vehicle is suspected to have been used in the incident, as witness reports suggested, and added that a white vehicle was found on fire a short distance away after the shooting.
In 2019, another shooting occurred at a Starbucks drive-thru in Surrey, where Suminder Singh Grewal was killed. Calvin Junior Powery-Hooker and Nathan James De Jong were sentenced to life in prison for the crime.
More details to follow.