Police say the pepper spraying is believed to be targeted, but the man responsible got the wrong person

A man was pepper sprayed at the front door of his townhouse complex on 102 Avenue near 138A Street in Whalley

SURREY (NEWS 1130) — Police are investigating a concerning situation where a man was pepper sprayed in Surrey last week.

On Thursday, he was pepper sprayed at the front door of his townhouse complex on 102 Avenue near 138A Street in Whalley.

Constable Richard Wright says the pepper spraying is believed to be targeted, but the man responsible got the wrong person.

“From our investigation, we’ve concluded that the family was not intended to be the target of that. They were actually innocent and the person who used the pepper spray was intending to target other people,” he explains. “We do believe they are a victim of being mistaken for other people.”

Wright adds police are working with the family to try and identify the man responsible.