On Sunday afternoon, Central City shopping centre in Surrey had its shoppers cleared out by security due to an “unknown security issue”.
One of the shoppers at Central City shopping centre, located at 10153 King George Boulevard, was able to take photos of people who were told to evacuate.
— Vincent Benjamin (@coffeesojourner) August 25, 2019
“Surrey central mall being closed down now by security and police due to an undisclosed security issue. Closing time supposed to be 6pm” reads his tweet.
He goes on to say that people were “relatively peaceful and calm” as they tried to figure out what’s happening.
Surrey RCMP did not explain to shoppers the reason for the evacuation and at 5:45 p.m., shoppers were allowed back into the mall.
At this moment, police will not be commenting on the incident any further.
Over in Richmond, another local shopping centre was the scene of a racist rant, which has caused quite the controversy on social media.
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