Five men are in police custody, including two with serious injuries, after a shooting and crash in a residential area of Guildford that happened Monday night.

Neighbours living near a stretch of 100th Avenue near 158th Street heard gunfire around 9 p.m. and came outside to find a chaotic scene. 

Three badly damaged vehicles littered the area, including a blue Honda Civic, and a grey Dodge Charger that had crashed into part of a house. A third parked vehicle, a silver SUV, had also been hit but was not involved. 

Surrey RCMP said two men were found seriously injured at the scene: one from the crash, and one with gunshot wounds. Guns were also found. Three more men were arrested in the area. All five men range in age from 18 to 26, and are known to police.

Neighbour Ramneek Badh said she thought she was hearing firecrackers. 

“It was not just one or two shots, it was very continuous," she added.

Another resident, Chris Gerula, said police appeared to be speaking to someone in the Honda Civic. 

“All I heard was one of the cops saying yeah, keep your hands up, get your hands up,” Gerula told CTV News. 

There was also a report one person was seen trying to run away, according to resident Dennis Watson. 

“He tried to flee the scene and hop that fence and five guys pinned him down and said you aren’t going anywhere and held him until the cops came.”

Before the crash, police also received a report of shots fired at 153rd Street and 102a Avenue. Security cameras at The Taphouse, a nearby sports bar, captured the incident unfolding on the street, according to the establishment’s director of operations, Raashil Singh. 

“They passed by 102 and turned left on 153 and that’s when one of the guys came out and took some shots at the other car that was driving by and then got back in the car and drove off,” he said. 

Singh added the people involved were not patrons, but there were customers and staff inside The Taphouse at the time. 

“I just said keep everybody calm, make sure no one’s affected,” he suggested.

Investigators believe this was a targeted shooting connected to gang activity and have set up a command post in the area, hoping to hear from any witnesses or anyone who may have dash cam video. 

They believe the drivers of both the Civic and Charger may have been driving dangerously near 148th Avenue and 108th street before the shooting. 

Charges have not been laid as the case is still under investigation, and the mens' identities have not been made public.

Cpl. Eleanor Sturko of the Surrey RCMP said the force's Serious Crimes Unit has taken conduct of the investigation, with help from Integrated Collision Analyst and Reconstruction Services, the Integrated Forensic Identification Team and the Surrey Gang Enforcement Team.

"It did put the public at risk as this event unfolded," Sturko told CTV News Tuesday morning. 

Any witnesses are asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502. Tips can also be left anonymously through Crime Stoppers.