Shots fired through windows of Surrey cab

After having a shot fired through his cab windows Saturday night, a Surrey taxi driver would rather move on to a different job ? if he could.

The concerned 37-year-old, who requested that his name not be used, said he is going to continue driving for Newton Whalley Taxi.

?I?m struggling,? he said. ?I?m going to school. I?m a full-time student. I don?t have any other options.

?If I find any other job, definitely I would quit this job.?

At around 10:30 p.m., the driver picked up two men and two women who asked him to take them to the nearby the Surrey Central SkyTrain station.

He was close to the station when another vehicle apparently pulled alongside his cab and one shot was fired through the rolled-up rear passenger windows.

The shot went through the windows and passenger compartment without striking anyone.

The cabbie didn?t see the vehicle.

?At that moment, I was already turning toward the SkyTrain station,? said the driver. ?I was concerned about my driving.

?When I heard the shot, there was a panic in the car and I pulled over. The passengers got off. They didn?t wait for the police.?

Although he admitted to being scared, the driver doesn?t believe he was the focus of the attack.

?I?m sure it was not me, they were not targeting me.?

But an incident like Saturday?s is hard to forget.

?For a while, it will be in my mind. I hope I can forget this incident.?

Surrey RCMP attended the scene Saturday but they were not commenting on the incident Sunday.

Police could not locate the passengers, who have not contacted authorities about the incident.

But like most cabs, the Newton Whalley vehicles are equipped with cameras.

The RCMP is asking anyone who witnessed the shooting or knows anything about it to contact them at 604-599-0502 or to call CrimeStoppers.

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