Investigators release sketch of suspect in Surrey taxi shooting
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Homicide investigators have released a sketch of the man suspected of shooting a taxi driver and passenger in Surrey earlier this month.
Homicide investigators have released a sketch of the man suspected of shooting a taxi driver and passenger in Surrey earlier this month.
The incident occurred on the afternoon of Aug. 9 in a strip mall parking lot near 148 Street and 108 Avenue in the city's Guildford neighbourhood.
Surrey RCMP officers were called for multiple reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds.
The passenger – who the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team identified the following day as 30-year-old David Chavez-Jara – died at the scene. The driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
IHIT took conduct of the investigation, and on Friday it released a forensic artist's sketch of the suspect in the incident.
Anyone who can identify the man from the image or has information about the shooting is asked to call the IHIT information line at 877-551-4448 or to email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.