Firearms seized. (Image Credit: Mission RCMP.)
Illegal shooting activities

Mission RCMP seize multiple guns during illegal shooting operations up Lost Creek FSR

Jun 18, 2026 | 11:13 AM

MISSION – Police in Mission seized multiple guns during enforcement activities directed at illegal shooting up Lost Creek Forest Service Road last weekend, with the violators residing in Abbotsford, Surrey and elsewhere.

Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr says a witness reported seeing a group of males shooting around the 7.5-km marker of Lost Creek FSR last Saturday, June 13 at about 6:45 p.m. Police attended and found five males from Abbotsford associated to a blue GMC Sierra. Two were shooting guns while the other three said they were there to watch.

The two gun owners, both 21 years old, had their five firearms seized by police for further investigation and later received a $690 ticket apiece for discharging a firearm in a no-shooting area.

Roughly an hour later last Saturday evening (June 13), while police were engaged in proactive patrols of the area, they located a group of five people, two of which were actively shooting. Four firearms were confiscated from a 27-year-old Delta man and a 26-year-old Surrey man.

Literally 15 minutes later, while officers were still patrolling the same area, they encountered yet another group of illegal shooters. Four males, including two from Surrey and two from Nova Scotia, were handling two shotguns. They were associated to a 2023 Dodge Durango. They told police they were there to film a rap video and weren’t aware of the shooting regulations.

Police seized their guns and the males will be served with a ticket, Corporal Mohr said.

One night later on Sunday evening (June 14),  a witness reported a group of males associated to two Honda Civics shooting along the Lost Creek FSR.  Mission RCMP attended and stopped the vehicles as they were leaving. A rifle, two shotguns, and a prohibited firearm were located with the group, comprised of 7 males from Abbotsford. The prohibited firearm was relinquished for destruction, and tickets were issued for both the illegal shooting, as well as the group having open liquor in their vehicles.

“Mission RCMP remind the public that recreational shooting is illegal within 400 metres of FSRs in the Sylvester / Lost Creek Forest Service Road area, which means that nearly all of the area is closed to shooting,” Cpl. Mohr said. “Violators can receive a $690 ticket, have their guns seized, and face criminal charges.”

Anyone who witnesses people illegally shooting in the area should call Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161, or 911.