One of the victims targeted in an afternoon shooting in a quiet Surrey neighbourhood is considered a risk to public safety, the RCMP says.

Thomas Gabriel Saul, a 35-year-old man from New Westminster, has been the target of shootings on multiple occasions this summer, according to police.

He was shot at again on Tuesday, when shots rang out in an area near schools and daycares.

"We do want to advise the public while our investigators have not found any indication of a continued risk to the public as a result of this shooting in the area in which the shooting occurred, we are now warning the public about one of the individuals who was involved," Cpl. Elenore Sturko told CTV News Vancouver the next day.

"One of the victims we now believe poses a risk to the public as a result of their involvement in one previous shooting."

Not only was he shot at in Surrey on Tuesday, but he was also the target of a shooting in Burnaby on Aug. 21, police say.

The RCMP says that even though Saul is being targeted, he hasn't given much information to police and, as a result, Mounties feel interacting with him could be a safety risk.

"We're really concerned for public safety," Sturko said. "This is our way also of letting the public know that we believe this individual does pose a risk."

The incident on Tuesday, just before 5 p.m., involved shots fired near a Surrey daycare in the Fraser Heights neighbourhood, and within a few blocks of two schools.

On Wednesday, police confirmed the shooting was related to the drug trade, while neighbours struggled with the aftermath.

Rafique Awan, who ended up with a bullet-riddled sedan on his lawn, smashed into his back fence, said he came home to find his street on lockdown.

"It was obviously a terrible feeling," Awan said.

His six- and eight-year-old children were sitting inside doing their homework at the dining room table at the time, and were just a few feet from where the vehicle crashed and two shooting victims bled on the sidewalk.

"When the time came to go to bed, they wanted to sleep in our room," he said.

Shawn Webster, who lives a block away and heard the gunshots and a victim's cries for help, said she was "sick and tired" of the gun violence.

And Ed MacIntosh, with the all-volunteer Fraser Heights Community Association, who's lived in the neighbourhood for 40 years, said the shooting had neighbours concerned and formulating a plan to take action.

"You just never know where you can go anymore and be struck down," MacIntosh said, calling for increased police presence and patrols, though he added he has faith in the police force.

MacIntosh said he hopes to have a community meeting sometime in the next week to bring neighbours together to brainstorm about possible solutions or strategies moving forward.

The Surrey RCMP is also hosting a neighbourhood outreach meeting at Fraser Heights Village Centre on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Police say Saul, the subject of the public warning, and one other man were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday.

Saul is still in hospital and there are no charges against him at this time, even though Mounties say he is known to police and has a history of drug-trafficking involvement in the Lower Mainland.

"Gun violence in our community is perpetuated through the continued demand for illicit drugs," Sturko said.

"We will continue our enforcement efforts in Surrey and across the Lower Mainland with our policing partners; however we are appealing to the community to reduce the demand for illicit drugs, and to provide information which can assist us in our investigations."

There may be an increased police presence in the Fraser Heights area as they work to canvas the area and gather evidence.

With files from CTV News Vancouver's David Molko and Allison Hurst in Surrey