Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum says he was verbally assaulted and run over by a vehicle on Saturday, according to a statement sent to CBC News. In the statement, McCallum says the incident happened while he was out grocery shopping. The statement did not say where the incident happened or why McCallum was verbally assaulted. On Monday, a spokesperson from Surrey RCMP said they could not confirm the identities of anyone involved, but said officers were investigating a dispute between parties who knew each other, and in which one person stated their foot was run over by a vehicle. McCallum is up for re-election next year, and has faced criticism over the course of his term for the city's transition from RCMP to an independent police force.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2021 00:33 UTC