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RCMP investigating after shots fired at COBS Bread in Surrey

Police are investigating a shooting incident at a bakery in the 18700-block of Fraser Highway in Surrey.
Surrey RCMP Sgt. David MacDonald says nobody appears to have been hurt in the shooting, and police don't have any suspects. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)

Police are investigating a shooting incident at a bakery in the 18700-block of Fraser Highway in Surrey, B.C.

Several people called 911 reporting that they heard gunshots just after 2 a.m. Sunday,according toSurrey RCMP.

"On our arrival, we found that the building behind us, COBS Bread, had been struck byseveral bullets," saidSgt. DavidMacDonald, who added that one bullet went through a window, but didn't hit the baker working inside.

"At this point, we don't have a victim at all. Certainly nobody in the immediate vicinity was injured, and given whatwe can see atscene, it doesn't appearthat anybody has been injured," said MacDonald.

Several witnesses who were on the opposite side of the building saidthey heard multiple shots, includingArt Gairnswho was outside Dublin Crossing Irish Pub at the time.

"I heard a bunch of bangs, and I was kind of taken by surpriseto be honest," said Gairns.

"It sounded sort of like the sounds of fire crackers, but a lot louder and different than that."

The baker at COBS Bread was unharmed, after several bullets hit the business. One shot went through the window, but according to police, the baker didn't even notice. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)

Gairns said he heard six to eight shotsin very rapid succession, but didn't see anyoneflee the area.

"I was quite concerned about it," said Gairns.

"It was just a shock to hear the gunshots, the sounds, you know?"

Police said at this point, the incident appeared to have beena random shooting, and unrelated to a string of targetedattacks connected to a drug turf war in Surrey.

Nearby car crash

Moments after the gunfire, there was a car crash just three blocks away, in the 18400-block of Fraser Highway.

Sgt. MacDonald said that incident appears to be unrelated to the shooting.

"At this point, from everything we've been able to determine, that motor vehicle accident was not related to this matter whatsoever."

Surrey RCMP investigate after several shots were fired into a COBS Bread store in the 18700-block of Fraser Highway in Surrey early Sunday morning. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)