Canada News, Oct. 7 -- A tense Monday in Surrey, British Columbia, saw two separate shooting incidents - one near a police station and another targeting an Indian restaurant - prompting a major police response and heightening concerns over a spate of recent extortion-related violence in the region.

According to Global News, gunfire erupted on Monday afternoon near the Surrey Police Service's community office at the intersection of King George Boulevard and 107 Avenue. Witnesses reported several shots fired, causing panic and prompting an immediate lockdown of the area.

Responding officers from the Surrey Police Service, assisted by the Emergency Response Team and a police dog unit, quickly located and apprehended a suspect nearby. Autho...