2 teens charged in shooting at home of Sikh independence advocate

RCMP say two teenagers have been charged over a shooting at a home in Surrey, B.C., and investigators have found no links to foreign interference.

A group advocating for Sikh independence had said the target of the Feb. 1 shooting was a member of their movement, and the group believed the government of India was involved.

But a statement from Surrey RCMP said investigators "have not established any links to foreign interference" in the shots that were fired at a home on 154th Street.

It said two 16-year-olds were arrested on Feb. 12 and are being held in custody as they await their next court appearance.

RCMP said the B.C. Prosecution Service approved charges of discharging a firearm into a place and possessing a loaded prohibited firearm.

The statement issued Tuesday said officers executed a search warrant in Surrey on Feb. 6 and seized three firearms and multiple electronic devices.

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South Surrey family shaken as police investigate shooting at their home

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According to Surrey RCMP, the shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. on Thursday. No injuries were reported, but as Janella Hamilton tells us, a spokesperson for the family living in the home says they are left shaken by the incident.

Surrey RCMP said no one was injured in the shooting.

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun with the group Sikhs For Justice had previously said the homeowner, Simranjeet Singh, was a member of the movement and an associate of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Nijjar was a loud voice for the Khalistani cause, a separatist movement that seeks to create a Sikh majority state in parts of northern India.

He was killed last year in a shooting in Surrey that the federal government believes was carried out by agents of the Indian government. India has denied any role in Nijjar's death.