Mounties say a man who doused himself in milk during a bizarre incident Thursday night in Surrey had also been shot in the leg.

Surrey RCMP received a call shortly before midnight about a man acting suspiciously in the parking lot of a convenience store in the 13100-block of 104th Avenue.

The store clerk told police a man had screamed, grabbed a jug of milk and poured it all over himself.

When officers arrived, they found a man under the influence of drugs. Surrey Mounties say the man told the officers he had been pepper sprayed by an unknown person.

Emergency services workers arrived and treated the man but as they were examining him they found he was suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. He was then taken to hospital.

Surrey RCMP is asking for the public’s help to figure out who shot the man. Anyone with information is asked to call 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers.

On Sunday, a man was shot in both legs in a targeted attack in Surrey’s Whalley neighbourhood.

Surrey RCMP spokesman Cpl. Bert Paquet said Thursday that officers were having trouble finding a suspect because the victim is not co-operating with police.

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