
at his home near 161 Street and 30th Avenue in the Morgan Heights neighbourhood of Surrey. 6 - Gary Kang, 24 Shot several times just after 5 a.m.
and Fentiman Place in the Steveston neighbourhood of Richmond. IHIT investigators linked his death to gangs and say he was targeted for murder. 7 - Anees Mohammed, 29 Shot several times in the area of Garry St. Investigators said Johal was known to police and was targeted.
9 - Dilraj Johal, 28 Found shot to death in a condo unit at 8120 Lansdowne Road in Richmond, in what was the third gang-related killing in a four day span.
Father of 14-year-old Metro Vancouver homicide victim says his son was set up. Police say his killing is tied to the ongoing gang conflict and a young man and woman injured in the shooting were also tageted.Diners at a Cactus Club restaurant patio say they dove for cover when the shooting started. May 13 - Jaskeert Kalkat, 23 Shot to death at Market Crossing shopping complex at Byrne Road and Marine Way in south Burnaby, shortly after 8 p.m. Police have either linked the homicides to gang warfare or have said the victim was targeted. He also said new players on the gang landscape are contributing to the escalation in violence.īelow is a list of men and one boy who have been killed in the past five months. In April, Manny Mann, head of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C., said elements of the increasing violence are related to a historic gang war that dates back 15 years between the Red Scorpions, Independent Soldiers and Wolf Pack versus the United Nations. In the past three weeks, seven men have been shot to death in locations including Vancouver International Airport, a park, a rec centre and outside stores and restaurants - a seeming departure from earlier gang-related murders that happened mostly at night and out of sight.
The ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict is increasingly putting the public in danger as brazen killers move to target their rivals in public spaces during daytime hours.