Suspect identified, charged in Surrey 7-Eleven assaults

A Surrey Police Service patch is seen on an officer's uniform in Surrey, B.C., on Nov. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A man has been arrested and charged a week after two people were randomly assaulted at a 7-Eleven in Surrey, according to authorities.

Officers were called to the business around 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 9 and found two men had been assaulted, one allegedly with a weapon. No arrests were made that day, but the Surrey Police Service issued two appeals for information, publishing photos of a man they were seeking to identify.

On Saturday, the man was identified and arrested in Delta with the help of the Emergency Response Team, the SPS said in an update. The unnamed man has been charged with one count of aggravated assault and one count of assault with a weapon.

“Police are not releasing or confirming his identity at this time due to the investigation being ongoing,” the statement from the SPS said.

The man remains in custody.