A man accused of participating in two racketeering-related shootings in Surrey is now on the run, as police have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant, CBC News reports.24-year-old Jagdeep Singh is wanted by police in connection with two shooting incidents at the same home on 32 Avenue in Surrey, British Columbia.
The shooting happened five days apart in November last year.
No one was injured in either incident.Singh is one of three foreigners accused in the case. Others include 22-year-old Avtar Singh and 28-year-old Sandeep Singh, who are in custody. The three men face one count of unlawful discharge of a firearm and one count of extortion.The two accused are still behind bars, and police say Jagdeep Singh’s whereabouts are unknown. He is also wanted by the Canada Border Services Agency on an immigration warrant.
In a separate statement, Parkland RCMP in Alberta said Jagdeep Singh was previously arrested last year on November 17, 2025 while traveling through Red Deer, Alberta. He was later released pending investigation. Officers said a firearm was seized during a search conducted at the time of his arrest.“Investigators sent the seized firearm away for testing at…the Regional Firearms Laboratory and this firearm was linked to [seven] RCMP said shootings across the country were not related to this event.
“The ongoing investigation has uncovered several key pieces of evidence linking the suspect to extortion operations targeting the South Asian community and a home shooting in Parkland County,” police added.Charges in the Surrey case were announced by British Columbia’s provincial racketeering task force. The task force was formed after a sharp rise in extortion cases. Officials say recent violence linked to extortion has mainly targeted members of the South Asian community and business owners in the Lower Mainland.The Surrey Police Service said it had opened more than 50 separate blackmail investigations since the start of the year.
