[Harvey Specter]

Wow, I grew up in that area and all my friends are from mob town...still remember Ranj rolling around when I was a teenager, he was a true OG but I guess his lifestyle finally caught up to him.

[BrRsn]

Wow, I grew up in that area and all my friends are from mob town...still remember Ranj rolling around when I was a teenager, he was a true OG but I guess his lifestyle finally caught up to him.

how old are you :suspicious:

[dyan]

Thats close to my area too lol

[Harvey Specter]

how old are you :suspicious:

31

[van_city23]

Wow, I grew up in that area and all my friends are from mob town...still remember Ranj rolling around when I was a teenager, he was a true OG but I guess his lifestyle finally caught up to him.

yah, ranj was a top dogg. Lot of the cocaine that came up here had something to do with him in one way or another but the life definitely caught up... live by the gun, die by the gun

[Graeme S]

So it turns out my coworker's Aunt called the cops on today's shooting. Her grandma used to live like..three houses down or something. Small world.

[StylinRed]

News says he didn't seem to realize time changes everything and tried to re-assume whatever role he had before his stint in prison and got those who replaced him angry

Vancouver Sun (http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/05/02/76284/)

[Presto]

Breaking News:
Local News Story (http://www.cknw.com/Channels/Reg/NewsLocal/Story.aspx?ID=1698163)
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called to Surrey.
A man's been found dead in a home near 124 Street and 70 Avenue.
Police say he had been shot.
CKNW has a reporter heading to the scene.

[Gh0stRider]

Metro Vancouver has been rocked with more gun violence. Surrey RCMP have found a man shot to death inside a home in the Newton area of Surrey near 124th St & 70th Ave. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Unit is en route to the scene and will update the media shortly.

[Harvey Specter]

South Vancouver has produced so many gangsters from years past that I've lost count how many of them are dead, in jail or on the run. And most of these gangsters who got killed or fled weren't balling out of control, they made what anyone with a normal job would have made in a year so was it worth the lifestyle? Nope.

[StylinRed]

And most of these gangsters who got killed or fled weren't balling out of control, they made what anyone with a normal job would have made in a year so was it worth the lifestyle? Nope.

exactly, the problem is they likely get caught up when they're younger where that money seems inconceivable because all they really know about a job is working at mcdonalds so they're sucked in and they end up getting stuck

[niu99]

Do gangsters associate with mainland fobs? Like, for example, can the two become friends?
Imagine MM Design were friends with the bacon brothers. Perhaps, maybe they are already buddies, no?
Hells Angels protect mm design fobs and in return mm gives up a portion of their profit.

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/4725/weakw.jpg

[TOPEC]

too much young and dangerous for u^

[shawnly1000]

Do gangsters associate with mainland fobs? Like, for example, can the two become friends?
Imagine MM Design were friends with the bacon brothers. Perhaps, maybe they are already buddies, no?
Hells Angels protect mm design fobs and in return mm gives up a portion of their profit.

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/4725/weakw.jpg

http://www.troll.me/images/futurama-fry/cant-tell-if-socially-awkward-or-just-stupid.jpg

[ilvtofu]

So it turns out my coworker's Aunt called the cops on today's shooting. Her grandma used to live like..three houses down or something. Small world.

Lol my grandma is literally 2 houses down from the place. Guy had security cameras surrounding the house iirc. There are so many douchey heat bags in that neighbourhood but it's not necessarily dangerous. Maybe this story will convince my grandma to move in with us...

[shawnly1000]

I remember a few years ago, a block near the Little India area of Southeast Vancouver had those huge concrete blocks positioned in the middle of it, so as to prevent a drive-by.

[Harvey Specter]

I remember a few years ago, a block near the Little India area of Southeast Vancouver had those huge concrete blocks positioned in the middle of it, so as to prevent a drive-by.

Same block Ujjal lives on and the guy the cops were trying to protect was killed a few years back, he was one of the founders of sunset boys now known as "IS", his other brother was killed in an car accident like a year later and the other brother's gf committed suicide by jumping off the knight st bridge.

[BrRsn]

31

So you're exactly my brothers age, you probably knew him. We used to live right across the street from mob town ... a bit of a digression but that areas really cleaned up now compared to what it once was. I remember looking out my window on halloween and just seeing a line of 30-40 scary looking kids wearing hoodies sitting on that front fence lol


^^ I think he's talking about 54th ave just east of fraser street, I remember the barricades being there for awhile

[Harvey Specter]

So you're exactly my brothers age, you probably knew him. We used to live right across the street from mob town ... a bit of a digression but that areas really cleaned up now compared to what it once was. I remember looking out my window on halloween and just seeing a line of 30-40 scary looking kids wearing hoodies sitting on that front fence lol


^^ I think he's talking about 54th ave just east of fraser street, I remember the barricades being there for awhile

What was his name? There were barricades just off Main St. as well were Ujjal lived.

[originalhypa]

Wow, I used to work for Tom at Illusions.
I spent about a week there as an installer before I realized that he was a dangerous individual and moved on. Interesting to see time catching up on these guys.

[pastarocket]

A shooting this morning at 4am in Coquitlam, on Balmoral Avenue:

Shots fired in Coquitlam - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/360010--shots-fired-in-coquitlam)

[parm104]

Something must be going on in Surrey too....or just another day in Surrey so to speak?

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/672/56250710150739742071895.jpg

[murd0c]

where is that?

[dlo]

words in the street is something regarding larry amero/james raich etc etc lol

[Roach]

Surrey: 128th and 68ish.

Kev

[411ken]

Any update on this? What happened lol

[Teh Doucher]

Something must be going on in Surrey too....or just another day in Surrey so to speak?

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/672/56250710150739742071895.jpg

ya, drove by that on my way to work this afternoon. no idea what happened, never heard anything about it.

[Harvey Specter]

^
Most likely a domestic disturbance.

[EXV603]

I live like 10 houses away from that house. I see cop cars at that house quite often. Wonder what happened. I wasn't home all day yesterday so I missed it.

[Gh0stRider]

@GlobalBC Police are on scene in Port Moody, reports that a man has been shot multiple times, taken to hospital with a police escort

Man shot 5 times

[shawnly1000]

Police are at the Port Moody Rec Center at 300 Ioco Road investigating after a 30 year old male was shot several times

[subordinate]

Jeez...it hasn't even been a full moon these past days, yet we have all these wackos

[StylinRed]

update to that shooting last night



Man dead after shooting at Port Moody rec centre
Neighbours say gunfire sounded like fireworks
News1130 Staff May 31, 2012 06:03:18 AM



PORT MOODY (NEWS1130) - A 35-year-old man has been killed in Port Moody.

He was shot while standing in the parking lot of a rec centre on Ioco Road. Several shots rang out before 10 o'clock last night.

Katie lives nearby and says it's usually a quiet area. "It was a very quick sequence of shots, very fast. It sounded like fireworks."

A group of men were playing soccer on a nearby field when it happened. One tells us he tells us about nine shots. "Six in succession and then three delays. It sounded exactly like a standardized handgun. It sent silent and all of a sudden, we started hearing sirens."

He adds it was a little scary to wait for information as officers, some carrying large rifles, spread out around the building.

Dozens of people using the rec centre were stuck there for several hours as they waited to retrieve their cars from behind police tape.

The case has been handed over to the Vancouver Police homicide unit.

http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/368186--man-dead-after-shooting-at-port-moody-rec-centre

[Gumby]

What on earth is a "standardized handgun"?

[Ohkun]

handgun that was standardized

[SumAznGuy]

I am going to assume a regular 9 mm or similar caliber handgun.
A 22 caliber pistol is alot quieter than a 9 mm and a .44/.50 caliber is going to be way louder.
Last time at DVC, from outside, the .50 sounded like a boom more than a bang.

[StylinRed]

keep in mind it was a witness that said "standardized handgun" doesn't mean much at all

[StylinRed]

update


A Duhre associate named Gurbinder “Bin” Toor is the victim of the fatal shooting at the Port Moody Rec Centre Wednesday evening.

He was getting out of his vehicle in the rec centre parking lot to play ball hockey - a sport at which he excelled.

Toor, 35, has a young family. He also has a lengthy criminal record. He grew up in Squamish.

He was rushed to hospital after being hit several times but died.

Vancouver Police are investigating as Port Moody Police is a small muncipal agency and has contracted out investigations of murders to the VPD. There are very few slayings in Port Moody.

This appears to be yet another in a long series of shootings related to escalated gang tensions.

The popular rec centre, at 300 Ioco Road, was busy at the time of the shooting. It will remain closed for some time, VPD Const. Lindsey Houghton says.

Duhre Associate Killed Outside Port Moody Rec Centre Wednesday Night | Vancouver Sun (http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/05/30/man-shot-outside-port-moody-rec-centre-wednesday-night/)

[originalhypa]

Great.
Can you imagine playing ball hockey with an active criminal?

Slash! Boom, you're dead.

[Harvey Specter]

Looks like one of our RS members had a run in with the shooting victim;

http://www.revscene.net/forums/654752-shitty-dangerous-drivers-thread-54.html#post7945254

Story:

Vancouver shooting leaves teen in critical condition (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Vancouver+shooting+leaves+teen+critical+condition/6768380/story.html)

[StylinRed]

had road rage with the wrong person maybe

[Harvey Specter]

had road rage with the wrong person maybe

Police say he was known to them.

[StylinRed]

their remark is a little different than when they describe gangsters that are known to them though

"the victim has had contact with several Metro Vancouver police agencies in the past."

that could mean anything hell their usual "known to police" could mean anything as well but that remark is different from the norm

[shawnly1000]

Five victims after early morning stabbing - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/376492--five-victims-after-early-morning-stabbing)

Just after 2:30 a.m., police were called to a karaoke bar on Kingsway near Windsor Street.

Three men were found with stab wounds and taken to hospital. Shortly after, another two men arrived at the hospital suffering from stab wounds.

The victims are Asian, ages 25 to 29.

The male suspect is also Asian, between 19 and 21 years of age. He is 5'4" and 130 lbs. He has an athletic build, with short black spiky hair and a full sleeve tattoo on his right arm.

LOL at the suspect description

[drunkrussian]

^hahaha "he was spotted wearing gstar raw jeans, a gucci man purse and a shiny boys co style tshirt underneath his black north face jacket"

[Presto]

Shooting in Langley. 1 Dead.

Murder in Langley - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/376515--murder-in-langley)

Homicide investigators are at the scene of an overnight murder in Langley.

RCMP responded to a call of a fight at a home on Glover Road near 64th Avenue.

When Mounties arrived, they found several people outside the home. Inside, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. The inside was also covered in a thick layer of bear spray.

The BC Ambulance Service pronounced one man dead at the scene. The other man was taken to hospital in critical condition.

Four men and one woman, ages 17 to 22, were arrested at the scene.

At this time, police are trying to identify the victims and notify next-of-kin.

Investigators will be at the scene for the rest of the day trying to get more details about what led to the shootings and determine the connection between the victims and the home.

[StylinRed]

there was a shooting and 2 stabbings early friday am (thursday night) too that are supposedly related

craaazy

[Lomac]

Shooting in Langley. 1 Dead.

Murder in Langley - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/376515--murder-in-langley)

Damn. I was driving home last night down 200th and had half a dozen cop cars come flying past me. In the mirror I could see a bunch of other units bombing up the hill towards 72nd St. Wondered what was going on...

[Harvey Specter]

there was a shooting and 2 stabbings early friday am (thursday night) too that are supposedly related too

craaazy

Which occurred around the same area were the guy in the 7 Series was hot. Maybe related?

[Muay-thai]

Five victims after early morning stabbing - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/376492--five-victims-after-early-morning-stabbing)

Just after 2:30 a.m., police were called to a karaoke bar on Kingsway near Windsor Street.

Three men were found with stab wounds and taken to hospital. Shortly after, another two men arrived at the hospital suffering from stab wounds.

The victims are Asian, ages 25 to 29.

The male suspect is also Asian, between 19 and 21 years of age. He is 5'4" and 130 lbs. He has an athletic build, with short black spiky hair and a full sleeve tattoo on his right arm.

LOL at the suspect description

Crazy, i live a couple blocks away and I tried that karaoke place recently as it just opened.

Whats happening to our beloved city?

[Graeme S]

Culling the herds of idiots.

And, unfortunately, occasionally getting a bystander in the meanwise.

[Hurricane]

Shooting in Langley. 1 Dead.

Murder in Langley - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/376515--murder-in-langley)

Sounds like a grow-rip gone awry.

[shawnly1000]

Waiting for details/confirmation:

VPD investigating a stabbing at Sonar Nightclub

[MeowMeow]

Waiting for details/confirmation:

VPD investigating a stabbing at Sonar Nightclub

Today? I just walked by and there were lots of ambulances and cops...

[blee123]

Waiting for details/confirmation:

VPD investigating a stabbing at Sonar Nightclub

Did u mean Fabric nightclub? There is still Sonar?

[OTG-ZR2]

Tom Fall was playing at Fabric last night...

[blee123]

Tom Fall was playing at Fabric last night...

So any updates on this?

[mb_]

24 hours Vancouver ‏@24hoursvan
Reports out of Port Moody that a man has been shot - and now dead - near St Johns St and Queens St, near Starbucks. More soon. #24crime

It's sad to see when this thread gets posted in almost daily...

[StylinRed]

lil more info on that

PORT MOODY (NEWS1130) - Police are on scene of what appears to be a deadly shooting in Port Moody near St. Johns Street and Barnet Highway.

Several callers to our newsroom say an incident took place on the east side of Williams, across from the Starbucks.

They describe seeing a body covered in a sheet.

One caller says he heard six shots, half a second apart.

Mounties are also on scene.

Drivers are urged to avoid the area.

Apparent deadly shooting in Port Moody - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/377015--apparent-shooting-in-port-moody?cid=dlvr.it)


its hell during rush hour through there cant imagine what its like now

[adambomb]

Reports are the victim is Randy Naicker. :notbad:



A fatal shooting took place in the 2300-block of St. John St in Port Moody Monday afternoon. Sources have confirmed to Sun reporter Kim Bolan that the victim in the shooting was convicted kidnapper Randy Naicker.



Read more: Convicted kidnapper Randy Naicker believed to be victim in Port Moody shooting (http://www.vancouversun.com/Convicted+kidnapper+Randy+Naicker+believed+victim+ Port+Moody+shooting/6838851/story.html#ixzz1yrIfMYMp)

[StylinRed]

a body was found behind an elementary school in poco today too expected to have been there since the weekend

Body found behind PoCo elementary school by group of children - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/376985--body-found-behind-poco-elementary-school-by-group-of-children)

PORT COQUITLAM (NEWS1130) - A group of seven-year-old girls discovered the body of a man in the back of their school.

Classes went underway at Irvine Elementary, despite police tape surrounding a path and creek in the rear area of the property.

That's where the body of a man in his 30s was found this morning.

Police say there's no sign of foul place. His name hasn't been released as next-of-kin are still being notified.

Parent of a student at Irvine Elementary says the group of girls who discovered the body were playing near a fence adjoining the school ground during recess.

The Coquitlam School District sent out a letter to parents, saying the body had likely been there since the weekend. It also offered counselling to students.

The district says about 370 students attend the school.



Reports are the victim is Randy Naicker. :notbad:







Read more: Convicted kidnapper Randy Naicker believed to be victim in Port Moody shooting (http://www.vancouversun.com/Convicted+kidnapper+Randy+Naicker+believed+victim+ Port+Moody+shooting/6838851/story.html#ixzz1yrIfMYMp)

according to the news its this guy on the right


http://postmediavancouversun.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/larry-amero-and-randy-naicker.jpg

http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/10/27/randy-naicker-back-in-jail-after-alleged-parole-violation/

[dub.g]

and the guy on the left was shot back in aug wasnt it? when one of the bacon brother died

[bing]

So many guys have died for this lifestyle, but nobody gets the message. You can be the biggest boss you want, but one day its gonna be you.

[parm104]

and the guy on the left was shot back in aug wasnt it? when one of the bacon brother died

The guy on the left is Larry Amero. He's currently under protection/relocation by the RCMP. I guess Hells Angels are looking for him after the niece of one of their members was shot and now a quadriplegic. She was in Kelowna with Amero when she got shot.

[Harvey Specter]

So many guys have died for this lifestyle, but nobody gets the message. You can be the biggest boss you want, but one day its gonna be you.

And they never will get the message.

Vancouver is one of the most materialistic cities in NA so the lure of driving a fancy car, living in a nice condo in downtown and flossing money for the honeys will never disappear amongst the young kids who want to act tough and get everything without going to school and working.

And I will say the cops have done a decent job of keeping a lid on the gang violence in the lower Mainland but there's some OG's that even the cops don't really want to see around and deal with anymore.

[rsx]

Just spitballing here, but I was thinking...of all the financial resources going into curbing gang and drug activity, witness protection, etc. If they could use money as a reward system for tips that lead to convictions. Not like 669-tips, but larger more significant amounts of money. It'd be a great incentive for the lower level guys to take the money once they feel the heat is coming on. Plus there's no honor among thieves, so lots of scumbags that are jealous of their rivals can easily screw over people.

[Harvey Specter]

Just spitballing here, but I was thinking...of all the financial resources going into curbing gang and drug activity, witness protection, etc. If they could use money as a reward system for tips that lead to convictions. Not like 669-tips, but larger more significant amounts of money. It'd be a great incentive for the lower level guys to take the money once they feel the heat is coming on. Plus there's no honor among thieves, so lots of scumbags that are jealous of their rivals can easily screw over people.


Well cops do have "informers" which works out better when you're dealing and trying to collect info from gangsters.

[StylinRed]

So many guys have died for this lifestyle, but nobody gets the message. You can be the biggest boss you want, but one day its gonna be you.

all the 'real' bosses remain untouched and remain largely out of the limelight though so all these guys see that and figure they can be that one day

Just spitballing here, but I was thinking...of all the financial resources going into curbing gang and drug activity, witness protection, etc. If they could use money as a reward system for tips that lead to convictions. Not like 669-tips, but larger more significant amounts of money. It'd be a great incentive for the lower level guys to take the money once they feel the heat is coming on. Plus there's no honor among thieves, so lots of scumbags that are jealous of their rivals can easily screw over people.

there are paid informers etc

but it makes you wonder if the police even want to catch these guys i mean look at that shooting in the restaurant downtown... they didn't release any security footage to the public like :fulloffuck:

[dinamix]

Well cops do have "informers" which works out better when you're dealing and trying to collect info from gangsters.

informers usually get rewarded by getting lesser jail time and plea bargains. u will never run out of gangsters. As long as it stays illegal its going to be an ongoing cycle

[The_AK]

shooting in east richmond last night

[i-VTEC]

shooting in east richmond last night

more info please :) any news links?

[The_AK]

more info please :) any news links?

it was on tv this morning, i'm surprised its no where online yet

[i-VTEC]

Global BC | Shots fired at East Richmond home (http://www.globaltvbc.com/shots+fired+at+east+richmond+home/6442689031/story.html)

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

So many guys have died for this lifestyle, but nobody gets the message. You can be the biggest boss you want, but one day its gonna be you.

And they never will get the message.


I'm pretty sure they get the message. They accept that fact.

It's like the ultimate sport. forget hockey, basketball, soccer.
being a gangster is the highest form of sport besides going to war.

[adambomb]

Global BC | Shots fired at East Richmond home (http://www.globaltvbc.com/shots+fired+at+east+richmond+home/6442689031/story.html)

Nobody dies, nobody cares. That's the society we live in today. :(

"Either people don't know, don't show or don't care about what's going on in the 'hood."

[Jason00S2000]

Nobody dies, nobody cares. That's the society we live in today. :(

"Either people don't know, don't show or don't care about what's going on in the 'hood."


That is because we have no unifying culture or struggle.


I know I feel like I'm completely in this life for my own personal interests, and to look out for the few people I'm close with.

[7seven]

Targeted shooting overnight in Surrey

SURREY (NEWS1130) - One man is dead after a targeted shooting in Surrey.

It happened shortly before midnight near 110th Avenue and 158A Street. Homicide investigators say the victim, who's been identified as 46-year-old Christopher Pammenter, was shot in his car. He died at the scene.

Cody lives in the area; he tells us it used to be a rougher neighbourhood, but he didn't expect something like this.

"[I'm] a little surprised now, because of the people that's been moving in around this neighbourhood. It's been family-oriented, quiet people. They've all got kids. They keep to themselves. It's a little shocking," he explains.

The victim is known to police, who say the shooting was gang-related.

UPDATE: Man dead after gang-related shooting in Surrey - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/394878--update-man-dead-after-gang-related-shooting-in-surrey)

[vitaminG]

bunch of cops on 68 and King George near the pantry... and I was just about to get my haircut there at Jamal's barber

Targeted Surrey shooting now a homicide (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Shooting+Surrey+this+afternoon/7202357/story.html)



Targeted Surrey shooting now a homicide


By Zoe McKnight, The Vancouver Sun September 6, 2012 5:33 PM


Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Shooting+Surrey+this+afternoon/7202357/story.html#ixzz25k32kkDT

METRO VANCOUVER -- Homicide police have taken over the investigation after a man was shot multiple times in broad daylight in Surrey.

He was rushed to Royal Columbian hospital, where he later died.

Calling the targeted attack "brazen and deplorable," Surrey RCMP Sgt. Drew Grainger said the victim was shot multiple times while sitting in the passenger side of a car in a busy strip mall parking lot at 68 Avenue and King George Boulevard.

Grainger said the shooting was of particular concern because the plaza has a number of businesses catering to families and children, and took place right at the end of a school day.

The victim has not been identified, and no further details were available from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

Paramedics were called by the RCMP just before 2:45 p.m., according to BC Ambulance Service.

An employee of Greco's Specialty Foods in the plaza said she heard sirens around 3 p.m., and shortly after around eight police cruisers and a fire truck arrived along with paramedics, along with two life support unit ambulances. The plaza parking lot was blocked by police tape for most of the afternoon.

© Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun


Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Shooting+Surrey+this+afternoon/7202357/story.html#ixzz25k2u4KyG

[StylinRed]

there's been quite a few over the last few weeks but this has been the most conspicuous

[Sean@Home]

They were showing the guns on the news, two 9mm with silencers dumped at the scene. Some heavy firepower to shoot a guy sitting in his car.

[StylinRed]

9mm heavy firepower? what did you expect a knife fight?

[murd0c]

9mm is a standered normal size handgun. Shit cops use Glock 45's which is a lot bigger comapired to a 9mm

[vitaminG]

9mm is a standered normal size handgun. Shit cops use Glock 45's which is a lot bigger comapired to a 9mm

i believe rcmp uses a 9mm Smith and Wesson, VPD uses a .40 S&W beretta or SIG, most police in NA use either a .40 S&W or 9mm.

[2damaxmr2]

RCMP uses the M&P and the VPD uses the Sig P226 in .40S&W.

[vitaminG]

RCMP uses the M&P and the VPD uses the Sig P226 in .40S&W.

Rcmp don't use an M&P they use use a Smith and Wesson 5946
Posted via RS Mobile

[shawnly1000]

Port Moody Police confirm the 32-year old shooting victim has died. Vancouver Police homicide squad taking over investigation.

Victim was well-known to police.

Global BC | Man dies following shooting in Port Moody (http://www.globaltvbc.com/one+person+in+critical+condition+following+shootin g+in+port+moody/6442711176/story.html)

[GabAlmighty]

Lived in my neighbourhood, my buddies dad's a witness.

[shawnly1000]

Vancouver Police are investigating a daytime shooting in the West End of Vancouver that has officers looking for suspects.

Shortly before 3 p.m., police received several calls from people in the area of the 1300 Block of Jervis Street, at the south lane of Comox, who reported hearing what they believed were gunshots.

Police officers arrived and located shell casings in the alley.

Police stopped a vehicle that had apparent bullet holes in it travelling over the Burrard Street Bridge and the bridge remains temporarily closed as police conduct their investigation. Early indications are that this was a targeted attack, no suspects have been identified and the investigation is ongoing.

Vancouver Police Investigate Shooting | Vancouver Police Department (http://mediareleases.vpd.ca/2012/09/18/vancouver-police-investigate-shooting/)

[ursher]

@GlobalBC: There has been a shooting at the McDonalds on Hastings near Cassiar in #Vancouver. Hastings Street is closed off for several blocks

@ScanBC: #Vancouver Police on scene with male shot and killed outside of McDonalds at 3400 E Hastings St. Reports of it being a possible gang hit.

[StylinRed]

its been awhile

[shawnly1000]

Conflicting reports now;

Traffic has been blocked off along a busy stretch of East Hastings Street in Vancouver as a result of what witnesses say was an "officer involved shooting".

...

Witnesses say a man was shot by a police officer.


Global BC | Shooting outside McDonald's on Hastings Street in Vancouver (http://www.globaltvbc.com/shooting+outside+mcdonalds+on+hastings+street+in+v ancouver/6442743495/story.html)

Edit:

@iiobc confirms shooting on Hastings near Cassiar in #Vancouver was officer-involved and the victim has died.

[DJ Milk]

Found a link
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Vancouver+police+probe+East+Side+shooting/7480182/story.html

[shawnly1000]

Possible fatal near Rupert and 6th

A 21-year-old Vancouver man out on bail on drug trafficking and unlawful confinement charges was shot to death at his parents' eastside home Halloween night.

Alexander Julian Liang was gunned down in a targeted hit in the 3200 block of East 6th about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Vancouver+police+probe+East+Side+shooting/7480182/story.html

[dlo]

i know the guy and lets just say we dont see eye to eye.. he was living a lifestyle that made a lot of enemies and guess karma caught up to him.. i feel for his parents and his friends but thats what happen when you get involved in the game

[SpuGen]

^
Thought it was just fireworks cause they were still going off till about 11.
Guess my mom was right about it sounding like Gunshots. :lol

[Peturbo]

A 21-year-old Vancouver man out on bail on drug trafficking and unlawful confinement charges was shot to death at his parents' eastside home Halloween night.

Alexander Julian Liang was gunned down in a targeted hit in the 3200 block of East 6th about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Young man dead in targeted shooting in East Vancouver Halloween night (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Vancouver+police+probe+East+Side+shooting/7480182/story.html)

Barely up the street from my house... Saw it all taped up and news crew there as I was leaving for school this morning.

[invader]

New shooting in Surrey, heard 2 gunshots near my house. Neighbors house got raided guys with assault rifles have the place on lockdown.

[invader]

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k236/invader_06/24DF7674-6E08-460F-BCA7-B2984C55CEB1-45015-000024A51395C516.jpg

[dogeatcookie]

:heckno:

[badgerx3]

sketchy neighbours

[murd0c]

Surrey:fuckthatshit:

[Red-nijzllab]

crazy stuff

[invader]

pretty dumb to take a picture of that and then post it on the net for everyone to see. Now those criminals know that the house beside is a witness and that person has evidence for the cops.

Pretty sure they know the whole neighborhood is a witness given how many squad cars were there.
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[LP700-4]

Shouldn't you guys be evacuated outside the house? Considering you're a couple meters away from some pretty big guns :suspicious:

[Hondaracer]

A witness to a swat team storming your house...a picture isn't much incrimination at that point lol
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[invader]

Turned out it was all a big nothing. They left shortly after i posted the pic.

[Recon604]

i know the guy and lets just say we dont see eye to eye.. he was living a lifestyle that made a lot of enemies and guess karma caught up to him.. i feel for his parents and his friends but thats what happen when you get involved in the game

i knew the guy too, saw him a few days ago too. RIP

[parm104]

LOL pretty sure if the police needed people to "evacuate" their houses they would've instructed them to do so.

Don't think invader is gonna be sitting there taking pictures for his "Revscene Family" when he knows his actual family might be at risk.

Generally, if the SWAT team comes to one of your neighbour's houses, you were expecting them to come by. Very rarely will it be a surprise that a SWAT team comes and storms your neighbours house and you have NO idea what is going on.

[JSS]

Generally, if the SWAT team comes to one of your neighbour's houses, you were expecting them to come by. Very rarely will it be a surprise that a SWAT team comes and storms your neighbours house and you have NO idea what is going on.

Unless your neighbor is this guy:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/jshokar19/tran.jpg

[LP700-4]

Bump,

Just passed by garden city and capstan? way and whole bunch of cops at scene.

Anything on that? Shooting maybe? Whole area is taped off

[shawnly1000]

Bump,

Just passed by garden city and capstan? way and whole bunch of cops at scene.

Anything on that? Shooting maybe? Whole area is taped off

Drive-by apparently

[pure.life]

Drive-by shooting at Richmond sushi restaurant | CTV British Columbia News (http://bc.ctvnews.ca/drive-by-shooting-at-richmond-sushi-restaurant-1.1040589)


http://bc.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.1040593!/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/image.jpeg
Mounties have cordoned off the front of a sushi restaurant in Richmond, B.C. after an apparent drive-by shooting Thursday.

Few details have been confirmed, but marked and unmarked police cruisers have surrounded Manzo Japanese Restaurant at Capstan Way and Garden City Road.

A black sedan has been left with its front doors open in the parking lot.

There is no word yet on injuries.

[Tim Budong]

MANZO

[Vale46Rossi]

^ Just drove by to eat there.... friggen bad time.

[ThatKoukiKid]

my house is right behind...heard popcorn popping

[InvisibleSoul]

Teenager found shot in Richmond restaurant parking lot - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/422436--teenager-found-shot-in-richmond-restaurant-parking-lot)

RICHMOND (NEWS1130) - A Japanese restaurant at a strip mall in Richmond is now a crime scene.

Police are trying to piece together why an 18-year-old man would have been shot in the restaurant parking lot at Capstan Way and Garden City late yesterday afternoon.

The man was found by paramedics and police in front of Manzo, a Japanese restaurant in the strip mall around dinner time. He'd been shot in the leg by suspects who got away in a vehicle.

Police say the teenager is known to them.

The restaurant is flanked by other eating establishments and shops, but people working in the other businesses didn't hear any gunshots.

An employee of the insurance office just to the south of the restaurant says she was alerted to something happening when a colleague said she saw a man lying in the parking lot.

"We went out and there was a woman holding onto a man on the ground, in front of the Manzo restaurant and then we heard the cops," she says.

She is somewhat concerned, considering the shooting happened when businesses were still open. "A customer of ours told me he had heard about a similar event a couple of days ago.... another gunshot."

"We're worrying. It's getting really bad in this area," says her co-worker.

[Recon604]

Shooting at a Burnaby Hotel "Executive"

METRO VANCOUVER -- A shooting in Burnaby has left a hotel cordoned off and, according to initial reports, at least one person is dead.

Witnesses say they heard several gunshots and can see shattered glass around the front entrance of the Executive Hotel and Conference Centre on the Lougheed Highway.

Click here to see more photos of the shooting

Around noon on Monday, Chris Hashimoto was just getting out of bed at his condo on Halifax Street, adjacent to the hotel, when he heard the sound of gunshots.

"I thought it was construction happening across the street. It sounded like heavy machinery the first couple of times, and after the few shots, the rapid succession, I thought no - that sounded like gunfire," he said from his balcony overlooking the scene.

He said police cruisers, a fire truck and two ambulances were visible, as well as shattered glass surrounding the front entrance of the hotel.

RCMP Sgt. Jennifer Pound, spokeswoman for the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, confirmed she was heading to the scene but the number of victims or suspects was not immediately known.


Read more: Homicide team called out to Burnaby hotel shooting (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Homicide+team+called+Burnaby+hotel+shooting/7611650/story.html#ixzz2DMwiVNnM)

update: 2 confirmed dead

[GLOW]

isn't that the one behind the timmys by gilmore and lougheed?

i had a couple of seminars in their conference rooms before.

[Presto]

More details on the Burnaby shooting:
BURNABY (NEWS1130) - Two people have been killed in a shooting in Burnaby today.

There's a heavy police presence near Lougheed and Madison in Burnaby; News1130 has learned one of the men shot today was Sukh Dhak. His brother Gurmit Singh Dhak was shot dead at Metrotown shopping centre in October 2010.

The other man shot may have been his body guard.

News1130's Anita Bathe says she could see one body laying in the front doorway to the hotel, and another further into the lobby of the Executive Hotel.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is handling the case, and it confirms this was a targeted attack.

Don lives nearby and heard some sort of commotion at about 11:45 a.m. "It sounded like a whole bunch of wood falling down from a building... I thought it was like a scaffolding coming down or something."
source (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/425582--two-killed-in-burnaby-shooting)

[bensta]

news 1130 is reporting of unconfirmed shooting of 2, possibly 3 in delta at scott rd and 93rd ave on their twitter.

[shawnly1000]

news 1130 is reporting of unconfirmed shooting of 2, possibly 3 in delta at scott rd and 93rd ave on their twitter.

One shot, another assaulted in armed robbery in Delta - News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/426140--one-shot-another-assaulted-in-armed-robbery-in-delta)

[SoulCrusher]

Looks like Walia Insurance.
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[bing]

I was just sitting behind and slightly to the left of Mr. Dhak the other day taking notes on his trial for my term paper. From the news, I didn't think it was him at first because he is supposed to still be on trial, a five week affair in a high security court room. Interestingly, he manages to get killed on the day he doesn't have to be in Court because of an adjournment.

[punkwax]

lol Anita Bathe

edit: she's cute! Should change last name for her professional career..

http://mktg4422.bcitbusiness.ca/l_bathe/Images/headshot.jpg

[hirevtuner]

lol Anita Bathe

edit: she's cute! Should change last name for her professional career..

http://mktg4422.bcitbusiness.ca/l_bathe/Images/headshot.jpg

should have a nickname Anita "Hot"' Bathe

[snowball]

Follow up in the Maple Batalia murder

Two males have been arrested in connection with the homicide of Maple Batalia, a Surrey teenager gunned down last year as she was leaving Simon Fraser University.

Sgt. Jennifer Pound, a spokeswoman for the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, said the two males are in custody and are facing murder charges.

Pound released few details on Saturday, but said a news conference will be held at 6 p.m. in Surrey to update the public on the case. Members of Batalia's family are also expected to attend.

The 19-year-old SFU student was shot to death about 1 a.m. on Sept. 28, 2011 as she left SFU’s Surrey campus after an evening of studying with friends.

Batalia was a health sciences student and a part-time actor and model. She had hoped to become a doctor.

Read more: Two men arrested in Maple Batalia homicide case (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/arrested+Maple+Batalia+homicide+case/7639401/story.html#ixzz2DpwJtIN0)

[GLOW]

Follow up in the Maple Batalia murder

that's good to hear. i always wondered about this story and if they'd find those responsible.

[dlo]

i hope they do, what kinda person shoots a woman? i can understand gangsters killing one another but this one seems out of control

[StylinRed]

i hope they do, what kinda person shoots a woman? i can understand gangsters killing one another but this one seems out of control

seriously? women are the sources of problems a lot of times and there are women gangsters too; im not suggesting maple batalia was any of those im just speaking in general terms

[Recon604]

There are reports of shots fired in the underground parking lot of IKEA store in Richmond.

[drunkrussian]

^wtf idiots shooting each other over the last MALM bed now?!
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[shawnly1000]

There are reports of shots fired in the underground parking lot of IKEA store in Richmond.

Word is the victims fled as well..

[GLOW]

ffs in an ikea???!!! :seriously:

[StylinRed]

well everyone shops @ ikea

im just typing here so it doesnt look weird that im just staring at your avatar :)

[J-Chow]

Shits gone real. Buddy lost his Allen key while putting his furniture together.

[Jason00S2000]

I guess you could say,
>puts on sunglasses<
Someone was looking for a killer deal.
YYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[sh0n]

I was at the Ikea in RMD yesterday.

Luckily I didn't witness the actual shooting. I walked down from the store to the parking lot after the whole shooting and saw a bunch of RCMP and the main corridor being tapped off.

Lot of people were standing around wondering what happened. Couldn't really see if there were any witnesses or anything and the RCMP just got to the area.

[Presto]

Shooting in Surrey, this morning. Wouldn't be surprised if the guy survives. It took him 6 shots to hit that woman twice. It'd take, at least, 3 tries to end himself.



Woman shot in front of her 10-year-old son in Surrey | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2012/12/21/woman-shot-in-front-of-her-10-year-old-son-in-surrey/)
SURREY (NEWS1130) – A 10-year-old boy is now staying with relatives after his mother was shot during a suspected domestic dispute in Surrey early this morning.

The woman in her mid-30s is recovering after she was shot twice.

She and her son arrived at their home around 127th Street and 63rd Avenue just after midnight. When they pulled into the carport, a man she knew was waiting for them.

Surrey RCMP Inspector Dan Splinter says the couple got into an argument. Witnesses reported hearing up to six shots fired.

He tells us the woman was hit once in the wrist and once in the shoulder. “Then, about 20 minutes later, one of our members pulled the vehicle over on a routine traffic matter and he obtained a driver’s licence and other material from the driver.”

“Our member was checking this information on his computer in his car and when he went back to talk to the driver… on his way up to the vehicle, he heard a gunshot. The driver had shot himself in the head,” says Splinter.

It’s unclear if the man will survive.

The boy wasn’t physically hurt, although he is quite shaken up.

The Independent Investigations Office has now been called in.

[dlo]

dam i actually knew maple and her ex bf... didnt realize it until my friend told me, never expected him to kill her but that is a bitch thing to do, he was a nice guy and all but thats fucked up

[StylinRed]

And the First Shooting of the New Year goes tooooo



You guessed it, Surrey! (it was also the last place for a shooting in 2012)


Shooting in Surrey
Several police vehicles at 132nd Street near Highway 10
John Ackermann January 1, 2013 10:30 am


SURREY (NEWS1130) – There’s been a shooting in Surrey.

Investigators appear to be concentrating on a silver-coloured vehicle at 58th Avenue and 132nd Street.

A number of police vehicle are on-scene, securing the perimeter. There is also an unmarked police SUV next to the apparent vehicle of interest.

The RCMP isn’t saying much about what has happened.

132nd Street between Highway 10 and 60th Avenue has been closed since about 5:30 a.m. There’s no word as to when it will re-open.

Stay with News1130 for more on this developing story.

Shooting in Surrey | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/01/shooting-in-surrey/)

[StylinRed]

^^update to that

2 people were shot in front of their home a male and female and they're expected to survive

No suspects after double shooting in Surrey | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/01/shooting-in-surrey/)

[KO7]

Multiple police cruisers at the Richmond Sushi plaza. Police have the intersection blocked off. I just spoke with the CBC reporter who only said "shots were fired".
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[StylinRed]

^^ wonder if it has something to do with the stabbing earlier Police investigate stabbing at Denny's | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/04/police-investigate-stabbing-at-dennys/)

[shawnly1000]

Multiple police cruisers at the Richmond Sushi plaza. Police have the intersection blocked off. I just spoke with the CBC reporter who only said "shots were fired".
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^^ wonder if it has something to do with the stabbing earlier Police investigate stabbing at Denny's | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/04/police-investigate-stabbing-at-dennys/)

Unrelated incidents

RCMP are investigating a shooting in the 8400 blk of Capstan Way, Richmond. One patient with a gun shot wound transported to hospital.

[StylinRed]

i meant maybe the guy that got stabbed got some retaliation through associates

[Recon604]

floating world got shot up

[SB7]

^really..? Damn. Targeting someone getting work done probably...
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[dlo]

Tatt artist at floating world isn't too popular among sum ppl too lol
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[MG1]

And the First Shooting of the New Year goes tooooo



You guessed it, Surrey! (it was also the last place for a shooting in 2012)




Shooting in Surrey | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/01/shooting-in-surrey/)

Makes sense. We were wondering why there were so many cops in that area early New Years Day. Was driving someone home as part of Operation Rev Nose. I guess just as it happened.

[bcrdukes]

floating world got shot up

^really..? Damn. Targeting someone getting work done probably...
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Tatt artist at floating world isn't too popular among sum ppl too lol
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RCMP investigating Richmond tattoo parlour shooting | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/04/someone-shot-at-richmond-tattoo-parlour/)

RCMP investigating Richmond tattoo parlour shooting
The victim has been rushed to Vancouver General Hospital
News1130 Staff January 4, 2013 10:58 pm

RICHMOND (NEWS1130) – A woman has been sent to hospital after she was shot just outside a Richmond tattoo parlour Friday evening.

The shots were fired just outside the Floating World Tattoo on Capstan Way, near Number 3 Road just before 8 p.m.

The tattoo parlour remains behind police tape as RCMP continue their investigation.

The suspect got away.

The woman is expected to survive.

[mikemhg]

That's where I get my tats done, trust me I've wanted to do things to the artist there quite a few times myself...lol

[N8]

Woke up to a pop this morning.. cops out everywhere. Seems like some guys sketched out and shot a dude @ 7AM after leaving that wonderful gorgomish place:

Downtown Vancouver shooting Saturday morning sends one man to hospital (http://www.vancouversun.com/Downtown+Vancouver+shooting+Saturday+morning+sends +hospital/7811714/story.html)

http://i.imgur.com/YXDXg.jpg

[AAnthony]

-----

[StylinRed]

3 dead in surrey from late sunday night shootings (supposedly just before midnight) plus the double homicide in hope


Surrey RCMP is confirming a double murder in an apartment parkade late Sunday in the 9400 block of 128th.

Both victims are male.

This shooting comes just hours after a man was targeted in a gang related shooting in the 7600-block of 168th Street. He was rushed to hospital but has since died.

And there was a double murder in Chilliwack of two men this weekend.

I will put up more information when it is available.

Three dead in two Surrey shootings Sunday night | Vancouver Sun (http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2013/01/13/scan-bc-reports-shooting-in-surrey-sunday-night/)

[StylinRed]

2 more ppl were shot in surrey yesterday


Two Dhak associates shot in Surrey Tuesday: one dead, one woundedJanuary 15, 2013. 10:17 am • Section: The Real Scoop

Two gangsters linked to the late Sukh Dhak were targeted in an early morning Surrey shooting, The Vancouver Sun has learned.

One of the men was killed and the other is in hospital in serious condition after the attack near 127 Street and 112B Avenue just before 2 am

The dead man was on bail on drug charges.

Both the gangsters shot early Tuesday were also targeted in separate shootings in the fall of 2011.

“Upon attendance the Surrey RCMP located a male on the ground who appeared to be suffering from gunshot wounds. The male was pronounced deceased at the scene,” Sgt. Jennifer Pound, of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said.

“IHIT can confirm that this most recent Surrey shooting was a targeted, gang related homicide. We are working closely with Surrey RCMP and the CFSEU-BC in order to process the scene quickly and determine who is responsible.”

The fatality is the fourth murder in two days in Surrey and the 8th in B,C, since Sunday.

Two Dhak associates shot in Surrey Tuesday: one dead, one wounded | Vancouver Sun (http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2013/01/15/two-dhak-associates-shot-in-surrey-tuesday-one-dead-one-wounded/)

[mb_]

ScanBC ‏@ScanBC
Report of a shooting. Four victims with multiple gunshot wounds, suspect was taken into custody. Riverside Hall 14500 River Rd, #RichmondBC

Shit

[Harvey Specter]

Yup, helicopter is circling riverside hall.
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[drunkrussian]

wtf is it just me or at this rate are we looking at like 300+ targeted gang homicide shootings for 2013? isn't that a lot even for u.s standards?!

[Roach]

No wonder I heard a ton of sirens getting into my car near Garden City and Westmin about an hour ago.

Yikes... I'm assuming this would be an engagement or pre-wedding party. Just terrible for someone to go in there and shoot people. I believe this is the second time this has happened at Riverside.

Kev

[Harvey Specter]

^
Supposedly a union membership thing according to news1130. Maybe longshore?

[Gh0stRider]

Four men are in the hospital, at least one of them with life-threatening injuries, after a shooting at a banquet hall in Richmond this evening.

It took place at Riverside Banquet Hall at 14500 River Road just before 9 p.m.. The hall was the site of a longshoreman union induction meeting this evening, and just over 100 people were in the building at the time of the shooting.

An RCMP spokesperson said the shooting appears to be a targeted hit, but not gang related.

RCMP say they are not looking for any suspects at this time, but would not confirm whether any arrests have been made.

Paramedics have been on scene for hours, and RCMP are currently interviewing many of the people who were in the building.

A manager for Riverside Banquet Hall has told Global BC that none of the staff were injured.

Riverside Banquet Hall is the same place where gangster Kelly Buttar was shot and killed during a wedding reception in December 2001.



Read it on Global News: Four people are in the hospital after a shooting at a banquet hall in Richmond this evening.

[StylinRed]

managers say it was an induction party rcmp say they were told it was a birthday party

also reports that the shooter was a guest as well

rumors aplenty


guess we'll find out more later today

http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2013/01/17/four-shot-at-union-party-at-richmond-banquet-hall/

[Hondaracer]

Guy here at work says his GF is at surrey central near the mall entrance and there are three bodies covered with tarps there and police everywhere
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[Graeme S]

It's gonna be one of those years...

[van_city23]

well, the only positive is that it's just the targets that are getting hit... i guess.

[StylinRed]

well, the only positive is that it's just the targets that are getting hit... i guess.

that's not true... we've already had bystanders hit supposedly like that lady walking in front of the tattoo shop


and the shooting last night 3 were bystanders according to

It happened at the Riverside Banquet Hall on River Road. Witnesses say one person was shot in the neck during an argument and three others who tried to stop the attacker were also shot.

http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/17/four-injured-after-targeted-shooting-in-richmond/

[sho_bc]

Guy here at work says his GF is at surrey central near the mall entrance and there are three bodies covered with tarps there and police everywhere
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Any other details? Nothing about it in the newsfeeds.
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[Hondaracer]

I dunno either she was bulkshiting or media black out or Somthing which is unlikely
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[Harvey Specter]

Pic from the Riverside shooting, supposedly it was a fight that escalated.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/10287_430185637052028_1976880776_n.jpg

[Jegz]

so many shootings.... great start in the first month of the year

[SolidPenguin]

That place doesnt seem to have the best track record when it comes to shootings. Thats where I had my high school winter formal haha.

[Jason00S2000]

How's that gun control working there fellas? :)

[Mr.Money]

How's that police control working there fellas? :)



edit,fixed, :badpokerface: they always show up 15 minutes after the bullet shells hit the ground,never around when shits about to hit the fan

[punkwax]

Right. Because the police should have definitely attended a longshoreman union event.. :facepalm:

[drunkrussian]

I dunno either she was bulkshiting or media black out or Somthing which is unlikely
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im bulkshitting right now
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[Yodamaster]

So many longshoreman are gang members, it'd be hard to believe that this wasn't gang related.

Someone at that party fucked one of the gangs, and this is how they got even.

[eurochevy]

Not a ilwu sanctioned event. Purely a party for people of a longshoreman background / job its like if you get hired at a great job / you become a lawyer or something people will throw a party, same idea.

[StylinRed]

the shooter was invited but he also had a "longstanding conflict" with another guest and they started arguing at the event and the shooter left the building and came back with a gun

Vancouver man charged with attempted murder in Richmond shooting | Vancouver Sun (http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2013/01/18/vancouver-man-charged-with-attempted-murder-in-richmond-shooting/)

[icemiko]

Man killed on Elgin Street near East 47th Avenue

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Five men believed to have been involved in Vancouver’s first homicide of the year have been arrested. A sword may have been the murder weapon.

Three of the men arrested are still in police custody. Police say the murder happened during a street brawl that appears to have been targeted.

Constable Brian Montague says it looks like all kinds of weapons were used: bats, clubs and even a sword, which is believed to be the weapon that killed the 19-year-old on Elgin Street near East 47th Avenue.

“The victim is known to police. There are suggestions that there [are] ties to the drug trade. There are some loose gang connections, but nothing to suggest that he is affiliated with any major gang,” he says.

No charges have been laid.

Two cars have also been seized; people who live in the area say yelling matches are common on the lawn of a home in question.

“I can’t get into where… the suspects or the victim lives. I can tell you that the victim was a Vancouver resident. Our investigators will find out exactly why they were at that location,” says Montague.

One neighbour tells News1130 she heard screaming around 10:30 p.m. and then heard a car screaming away.

Another neighbour says he saw the police’s flashing lights and came out to see what was going on. “We did see them taking one guy on a stretcher in an ambulance.”

A person at the scene who claims to know the victim says he was a criminology student who wanted to become a lawyer.

“We’re always concerned when there is a violent situation like this… any time someone is seriously injured or killed in a public place in such a brutal way,” Montague tells us. “[But] there’s nothing to suggest the general public has anything to be concerned about.”

Four of the men were arrested at VGH; police won’t go into detail, but do sayone suspect was injured and went to the hospital on his own. All of the suspects are under the age of 21.

This homicide comes about a week and a half after a bloody weekend in Metro Vancouver; four people were killed in three separate shootings in Surrey and four people were wounded in a shooting in Richmond.

Five arrested after Vancouver's first homicide of 2013 | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/24/report-homicide-in-east-vancouver/)

[Alatar]

Interesting. I actually met the victim of this latest one a couple of times.

It bothers me when "person known to police" is thrown in. They can say that if you called in to 911 or filed a police report at any time. You're automatically "known" to police because your name's on file.

[GLOW]

^-makes for a better story i guess

[drunkrussian]

Five arrested after Vancouver's first homicide of 2013 | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/01/24/report-homicide-in-east-vancouver/)

the hell..a sword?

"the victim was described as wearing metal plated armour, carrying a british flag and riding a black horse"?

[StylinRed]

bunch of high schooler thugs sounds like; everyone involved under 21 and only loose gang links


a criminology student hoping to be a lawyer the article says :/

[GLOW]

not surprised anymore. i remember a ubc law student a while back that killed someone and there was a petition to try to get him booted and preventing him from practicing law

[StylinRed]

drove by a residential area today and the street was blocked off and there were around 10-15 police cars and more on the way as i was driving down the highway... wonder what happened no news about it

unless it had something to do with this case

[dlo]

RIP M

[Harvey Specter]

That's the area I grew up in and that's the heart of mobtown which has been quiet for years now...sad to hear this news, RIP to the victim.

[Expresso]

That's the area I grew up in and that's the heart of mobtown which has been quiet for years now...sad to hear this news, RIP to the victim.

Awesome I live in Mobtown.

[AuStar]

RIP to a good guy.

[gunz4hire]

Awesome I live in Mobtown.

same lol, to me, vancouver seems pretty safe. very shocked to hear this type of stuff happened

[Lomac]

So... not drug related (as far as I know), but this one hit close to home since I graduated and was friends with both victims involved.

RCMP have confirmed two suspicious deaths in a Vernon area home Monday as a homicide and suicide.

The bodies of Sheena Neifer, 29, and Gregory Neifer, 30, were discovered after RCMP responded to a report of shots fired at a home in the 5800 block of Hartnell Road Monday at 1:40 a.m.

“The pair died as a result of a homicide and suicide,” said Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk Tuesday. “The investigation has determined that the two died as a result of gunshot wounds.”

Molendyk said Gregory Neifer killed his wife, then committed suicide.

A gun was recovered at the scene, though Molendyk would not disclose its make.

The call to police Monday morning came from inside the home.

When officers first arrived on the scene, they found the Neifers deceased, and one of the first responding officers assisted two children and an adult relative out of the home to a vehicle.

None of those three were harmed.

The children are under the age of 10 and are believed to now be in the company of family members.

The other adult in the home is a mother of one of the victims.

“The RCMP wants to assure the public that at no time was there any danger to anyone else in the neighbouring area,” said Molendyk, who also confirmed a marijuana grow-operation was found inside the home.

Molendyk said the couple was not known to police, and did not have any idea what led to the gunshots.

“As you can appreciate, our investigators are still talking with family members and following up on this matter to determine exactly what happened,” said Molendyk.

The investigating officers are asking anyone who might have heard shots being fired on Hartnell Road late Sunday night or early Monday morning to please call the Vernon RCMP office at 250-545-7171.

[BurnoutBinLaden]

The saddest stories are the ones where children are involved. Orphaned at such a young age...

How are you holding up, Lomac?

[ruthless]

Shooting near the Sumas border crossing in Abbotsford
CTV British Columbia | Videos - Breaking B.C. News Videos (http://bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=896871)
2 Suspects exchanged gunfire with U.S. Customs & Border Patrol, one arrested, one may have fled into Canada

Authorities on both sides of the B.C. border launched a massive manhunt Tuesday morning after two suspects exchanged gunfire with Washington State border agents near the Sumas crossing.

A spokesperson with the U.S. Border Patrol says agents encountered the two men, both wearing camouflaged clothing and backpacks, around 9:10 a.m. in the Columbia Valley area, east of the town of Sumas.

Eric Dorais said one suspect fired at an agent and fled into the woods. The other was apprehended and is in custody.
Abbotsford Police were called in to assist the search after it was established that the suspect may have fled to the Canadian side of the border.

The RCMP Air 1 helicopter, two U.S. police helicopters and an emergency response team from Abbotsford conducted a massive air and ground search.

Roadblocks were set up along Marion and Vie roads following the incident.

Read more: Police search for suspect after gunfire exchanged near Sumas border crossing | CTV British Columbia News (http://bc.ctvnews.ca/police-search-for-suspect-after-gunfire-exchanged-near-sumas-border-crossing-1.1221003#ixzz2PMX0vxHa)

[StylinRed]

Been relatively quiet lately now that the 1 or 2 gangs were completely taken out but we've got another shooting today in a public place


Targeted shooting in Burnaby
No one was hit


BURNABY (NEWS1130) – Mounties in Burnaby say no shoppers were hurt when shots were fired at a mall parking lot last night. It happened at the Old Orchard Shopping Complex at the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue around 7 p.m.

“At this stage it appears to be a gang-motivated shooting between peripheral players believed to be involved in the drug trade,” says RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen.

Witnesses say three men were parked in silver BMW. One of the men got out and started walking before stopping, turning around and firing two shots at the other man in the car. The shooter then reportedly got into another car that was waiting nearby.

The men in the car have criminal records.

If you were in the area or have any information you are asked to call Burnaby RCMP Serious Crime Unit at 604.294.7922 or CrimeStoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS.
Targeted shooting in Burnaby | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/04/17/targeted-shooting-in-burnaby/)


oh turns out there has been 3 shootings in the last 10 days in Burnaby http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2013/04/17/third-shooting-in-burnaby-in-10-days/

[bballguy]

Man Killed in Shooting at Morgan Crossing (http://www.peacearchnews.com/news/204603571.html)

One man is dead and police are on the scene of what's being described as a targeted shooting in a South Surrey neighbourhood.

Officers raced to the Morgan Crossing shopping centre, in the 15700-block of Croydon Drive, after shots rang out around 7 p.m. Wednesday, sparking multiple 911 calls.

Surrey RCMP Chief Supt. Bill Fordy said the victim is believed to be a 28-year-old man who is known to police "for this lifestyle."

Fordy described the shooting as "eerily similar" to one that occurred in a Burnaby parking lot and that has been described as targeted and gang-related.

"I was just getting out of my car and I heard four gunshots," one witness told Peace Arch News.



The man, a White Rock resident who did not want to be named, described seeing a young male victim with what looked like gunshot wounds to his head lying on the ground next to a silver Mercedes SUV.

Another witness said he looked out of his bedroom window after hearing "three or four" shots from what sounded like an automatic weapon.

"I seen the man on the ground," the witness said. "He looked… pretty young. He wasn't moving."

The witness described the victim as a white male; he was wearing bright orange shoes, a grey T-shirt or hoodie, and blue jeans or dark-coloured pants.

The incident triggered "pure chaos," he said.

"Everyone was kind of screaming and in shock. It looked like the victim was deceased almost instantly. It was quick."

One woman carrying a young child and crying was seen running towards police, saying "tell me that's not my husband."

A crowd gathered, and police have cordoned off a large section of the shopping centre parking lot. Area businesses have been evacuated and a yellow tarp covers the victim's body.

Melany Hansen said she was in a class at the Steve Nash gym when the shooting occurred. She didn't hear anything, but said a woman came into the gym describing a pool of blood outside.

Officers with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team are on the scene.

Police have located a suspect vehicle, Fordy said, describing a silver Volkswagen Passat.

He expressed great concern that the incident occurred in a residential area and said substantial police resources have been deployed.



More to come…

Happened right outside Steve Nash apparently...

[MTV Cribs]

Looks like a white G Wagen in a picture but could be silver because of the lighting
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[BurnoutBinLaden]

G wagen, Morgan Crossing...most certainly organized crime.

I will never understand. People come from privileged/affluent backgrounds and have a world of opportunity at their fingertips, but instead of staying on the straight and narrow, they turn to drugs. Then they end up six feet under before their 30th birthday.

Good motherfuckin' riddance.

[smaggs]

Yikes. Other side of the mall from my work...heard tons of sirens right before we left.

[StylinRed]

getting tired of all these shootings, called it years ago that the shootings would get more and more public risking public safety, but ppl keep buying the msg that the public isnt at risk...what happened to solving beefs with their fists or pipes bats and knives... guess these guys are scared of getting hurt
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[BurnoutBinLaden]

The shootings are going to keep happening until the US pulls the stick out of its ass over cannabis prohibition. In fact, if all drugs were legalized, organized crime would be dealt a devastating blow. Pipe dream, right?

what happened to solving beefs with their fists or pipes bats and knives... guess these guys are scared of getting hurt
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Up until the late 90s, gangsters settled their differences like men. Clark Park rumbles, mass brawls. Now they're going all Compton like and pumping cars full of lead.

[Tapioca]

G wagen, Morgan Crossing...most certainly organized crime.

I will never understand. People come from privileged/affluent backgrounds and have a world of opportunity at their fingertips, but instead of staying on the straight and narrow, they turn to drugs. Then they end up six feet under before their 30th birthday.

Good motherfuckin' riddance.

Who wants to slave away and build a business or deal with office politics when you can drive fast cars and have women come and go when all you have to do is sell a few things and make cash?

YOLO, my friend, YOLO.

[BurnoutBinLaden]

Who wants to slave away and build a business or deal with office politics when you can drive fast cars and have women come and go when all you have to do is sell a few things and make cash?

YOLO, my friend, YOLO.

Can't argue with that.

[threezero]

How do you guys know they didn't try to settle it with with the fist first? They could of have numerous fight before escalating to using gun. Fist fight aint usually reported by the media.



And yes legalize marijuana please. :D
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[dangonay]

The shootings are going to keep happening until the US pulls the stick out of its ass over cannabis prohibition. In fact, if all drugs were legalized, organized crime would be dealt a devastating blow.
Bull. Organized crime always finds new opportunities. If pot is legalized they'll concentrate more on cocaine and heroin. If those get legalized for addicts then they'll concentrate on ecstasy or other pills. Then there's the old stand-bys of loan sharking, extortion, prostitution or gambling. Organized crime will always find somewhere to make money.
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[BurnoutBinLaden]

Actually, I wouldn't mind a world where prostitution and gambling are fully legal. I never understood why governments decide what we can voluntarily do with our bodies. To attract the Helen Lovejoy vote?

[BurnoutBinLaden]

Oh yeah, and this is super old, but a UN gangster who murdered an innocent man was sentenced to life in February:

Engagement ring killer gets life in prison - British Columbia - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/02/21/bc-marc-rozen-killer-sentenced.html)

[StylinRed]

Police shot a lady who was wielding a pair of scissors and supposedly tried to attack the police with them

Vancouver police shoot alleged knife-wielding woman - British Columbia - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/04/25/bc-iio-woman-police-shooting.html)


on Lakewood few blocks away from Templeton

I know the article says Knife but on tv just now its changed to scissors and they showed a pair on the ground

[murd0c]

and why didn't they use a Taser or just shoot her in the shoulder or leg?

[vitaminG]

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[GLOW]

and why didn't they use a Taser or just shoot her in the shoulder or leg?

i believe they are trained shoot for the body as it yields the highest rate of success.

[seakrait]

and why didn't they use a Taser or just shoot her in the shoulder or leg?

not every cop is equipped with a a taser.

if you shoot, you aim for center mass and shoot to kill. no half measures

The article does say she's in stable condition though.

They need to invent a non-lethal device that can be deployed from a distance that incapacitates via physical restraint rather than by pain as a suspect, hopped up on meds and crazy voices, won't always feel the effects of pepper spray/taser/beanbags/baton rounds/etc.

Edit: like a net gun! http://www.codaenterprises.com/products.html

http://www.codaenterprises.com/ULA%20Netgun_ret.jpg

[dlo]

Surrey homicide: Police to release names of gangsters, ask businesses to shun their 'dirty money' (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Surrey+homicide+Police+release+names+gangsters+bus inesses+shun/8296429/story.html)

[StylinRed]

think the police are asking for lawsuits by naming names as for asking for businesses to turn business away...like that'll happen

the police should get off their asses and solve some crimes and not continue with the :fuckthatshit: attitude of "hey they're just targeting each other don't worry" "as soon as we get close in the investigation suspects are killed"

even now all they're doing is wagging their fingers and going "hey murderers you're going too far we're telling"

[vitaminG]

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[GLOW]

The article does say she's in stable condition though.

They need to invent a non-lethal device that can be deployed from a distance that incapacitates via physical restraint rather than by pain as a suspect, hopped up on meds and crazy voices, won't always feel the effects of pepper spray/taser/beanbags/baton rounds/etc.

Edit: like a net gun!

don't they have a bean bag gun and had criticism that it caused injuries, or am i thinking of rubber bullets.

[seakrait]

don't they have a bean bag gun and had criticism that it caused injuries, or am i thinking of rubber bullets.

yeah, pretty sure beanbag rounds/rubber bullets/wood batons are/were part of the non-lethal arsenal... but all those are pain compliance tools which depend on the suspect being distracted by the pain of these rounds hitting them to drop the knife/stop charging with the knife/etc.

And since tasers are all up in the air as to whether they're safe for use, i'm not sure what else the police have to use against crazy knife-wielding suspects besides their 9mm/.40 cal sidearms from a standoff distance.

[Lowered_Klass]

According to @scanbc, a male was shot this evening at Haney Place Mall out in Maple Ridge. Air Ambulance landed in parking lot.

That area can be a bit sketchy, but there are so many people out and around there.

[StylinRed]

the police department is right there too

[achiam]

Long shot, but does anyone here live in the Fraserview area of Vancouver? There was a huge swarm of cops surrounding this one house (62/Gladstone) on Friday, and the house and adjacent street is still yellow-taped off with a cop guarding it 24/7. I asked the cop what happened and he said "I'd rather not say." No mention in the news though.

[Kidnapman]

da fuck srs? Never heard about it. I know a lot of ppl in that area and no word about a house with yellow tape. I drive by there every once in awhile. That neighborhood is usually pretty quite, wonder wat destroyed the peace all of a sudden.

[Graeme S]

Long shot, but does anyone here live in the Fraserview area of Vancouver? There was a huge swarm of cops surrounding this one house (62/Gladstone) on Friday, and the house and adjacent street is still yellow-taped off with a cop guarding it 24/7. I asked the cop what happened and he said "I'd rather not say." No mention in the news though.
There was a drug lab down the street from me awhile ago. I used to come back from work/dates late in the evening and would walk up the alley to my house and be greeted by cops shining the light from their patrol car in my face. I guess they were trying to make sure nobody busted back in to try and salvage anything.

Anyways, the cleanup took about a week, and there was nothing in the news about it until they were done.

[SpartanAir]

Police shot a lady who was wielding a pair of scissors and supposedly tried to attack the police with them

Vancouver police shoot alleged knife-wielding woman - British Columbia - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/04/25/bc-iio-woman-police-shooting.html)


on Lakewood few blocks away from Templeton

I know the article says Knife but on tv just now its changed to scissors and they showed a pair on the ground

This woman is a friend of mine, I've talked to her since. She came out yelling with a knife and was apparently shot with both legs. She is a good hearted and intellignent young woman but I learned that she was possibly off her prescription drugs, and judging from her tendency to constantly need attention, I'm not surprised this happened in a way.

But I still don't get why cops can't use rubber bullets, mace, tasers etc ANYTHING but real bullets? She can't work now as she is recovering from bullet wounds.

[Graeme S]

This woman is a friend of mine, I've talked to her since. She came out yelling with a knife and was apparently shot with both legs. She is a good hearted and intellignent young woman but I learned that she was possibly off her prescription drugs, and judging from her tendency to constantly need attention, I'm not surprised this happened in a way.

But I still don't get why cops can't use rubber bullets, mace, tasers etc ANYTHING but real bullets? She can't work now as she is recovering from bullet wounds.
Rubber bullets: not reliable in a real crisis standoff; hard to load both into a gun and choose.
Mace: only useful at close range and when you're at risk of a knife fight, close range can mean death.
Tasers: risk of heart attack when chest is compressed after tazing (which is to say, what they normally do after they immobilize you; flip you over, arms behind the back, knee to the shoulderblade).


http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4vzwwhVdZ1r4sv79.gif

[scottsman]

Who cares if she can't work. She attacked police officers with a knife/scissors, i think that is the least of her worries.

It doesn't seem fair to ask the police to respond to a situation that puts them in a position to risk their own lives and expect them to use a less lethal option than what they are being attacked with.

[G]

Young woman wielding a pair of scissors (or a knife) versus police officers that have probably 50-100 lbs on her and are probably trained in disarming as well as other tactical fighting and they opt to shoot her in both her legs? Seems kind of fucked up to me IMO.

[Red-nijzllab]

LOL @ everyone thinking just because a cop is stronger and "trained" for that kinda shit that they are supposed to use it. In the end if a cop has to defend themselves that's what they'll do and they aren't trained to be kung fu masters you can't expect them to run in and disarm her without hurting themselves or her.

I'd probably be the first to shit on cops for corruption and brutality, but come on guys. Cops do go through a lot of shit so if you ask him to go disarm some psycho jason bourne style and risk getting slashed, do you really think he would want to?

[G]

young woman with scissors = psycho jason bourne style?

:fulloffuck:

[Red-nijzllab]

I meant we expect the cop to be a jason bourne.

[G]

Ah ok.

With that, I still don't see the use of shooting a young woman yielding a pair of scissors in both her legs in order to detain/control her. From what I remember, there was some man holding a sword or something downtown and the police used methods such as taser and riot bullets etc to detain him. Perhaps this was situational, but I still can't find a reason for such actions.

[Graeme S]

Honestly, she's really lucky. Remember that guy swinging a chain? They shot him in the torso like ten times. Typically cops are trained to aim for the centre of mass...which means realistically, she should be dead now.

[seakrait]

Rubber bullets: not reliable in a real crisis standoff; hard to load both into a gun and choose.
Mace: only useful at close range and when you're at risk of a knife fight, close range can mean death.
Tasers: risk of heart attack when chest is compressed after tazing (which is to say, what they normally do after they immobilize you; flip you over, arms behind the back, knee to the shoulderblade).

a bit OT but FYI, IIRC, rubber bullets are actually shot out of shotguns. It's not like cops have two types of magazines for their sidearms, one for live rounds and one for rubber bullets. The rounds themselves are about 1" in diameter i think. Same with beanbag rounds. Both are loaded into shotgun shells. I'm not sure if it's a budget issue or a risk issue that not all cops are equipped/trained with rubber bullets/beanbag gun (in fact, probably only a minority are) but they still can be lethal (depending on where the suspect is hit and how close they are when the shot goes off).

i guess it's the same reason our cops don't use pepperballs for riot control as well. shooting capsaicin-filled paintballs at people could still be pretty deadly. boston PD killed a girl with one back in the day. anyway, with all of these non-lethal rounds, they're supposed to shoot below the waist. [end of ramble]

my vote is still for a sticky net gun.

[Hondaracer]

ive watched a few documentaries on the uprising in middle east and specifically egypt and they said a tactic that the riot control groups use now is to aim rubber bullets into the chest/head now trying to purposely blind protesters

[quasi]

Young woman wielding a pair of scissors (or a knife) versus police officers that have probably 50-100 lbs on her and are probably trained in disarming as well as other tactical fighting and they opt to shoot her in both her legs? Seems kind of fucked up to me IMO.

Something like this?

I've never had the police shoot me mind you it's not to often I come at then with knives. My solution to not get shot would involve not waving guns or knives around or at cops but I'm not that original.




COPS TV SHOW, Toughest Takedowns, Pierce County, WA Season 9 - YouTube

[7seven]

Ah ok.

With that, I still don't see the use of shooting a young woman yielding a pair of scissors in both her legs in order to detain/control her. From what I remember, there was some man holding a sword or something downtown and the police used methods such as taser and riot bullets etc to detain him. Perhaps this was situational, but I still can't find a reason for such actions.

In that situation on Burrard St, the subject with the sword was not really advancing in a threatening manner with the weapon towards the officers or public. The subject was mostly pacing back and forth and yelling rants then attempted to flee without advancing in a threatening manner with the weapon.

What is different I believe in this situation is that the subject with the scissors advanced towards officers with the weapon in a threatening manner. Anytime a subject advances towards you with any weapon, be it a chain, scissors, brick, etc you are trained to open fire center mass. This lady was lucky she only got shot in the legs IMO. Also not all officers are deployed with ARWIN/crowd control weapons.

[G]

In that situation on Burrard St, the subject with the sword was not really advancing in a threatening manner with the weapon towards the officers or public. The subject was mostly pacing back and forth and yelling rants then attempted to flee without advancing in a threatening manner with the weapon.

What is different I believe in this situation is that the subject with the scissors advanced towards officers with the weapon in a threatening manner. Anytime a subject advances towards you with any weapon, be it a chain, scissors, brick, etc you are trained to open fire center mass. This lady was lucky she only got shot in the legs IMO. Also not all officers are deployed with ARWIN/crowd control weapons.

It still seems like an excessive amount of force given a situation where a subject advances toward you with a weapon that does not seem lethal (Brick, scissors). Also, out of curiosity, at what point does something become considered a weapon?

I can agree with that viewpoint/rationale though.

[dinamix]

It still seems like an excessive amount of force given a situation where a subject advances toward you with a weapon that does not seem lethal (Brick, scissors). Also, out of curiosity, at what point does something become considered a weapon?

I can agree with that viewpoint/rationale though.

Anything is can be lethal. Im pretty sure I can kill you with a pair of scissors if I stabbed you in the heart. Cops have to go for the kill. Its possible for someone to get shot 3-4 times in the leg and still find ths strength to lunge forward at an attacker because of adrenAline.
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[CRS]

It still seems like an excessive amount of force given a situation where a subject advances toward you with a weapon that does not seem lethal (Brick, scissors). Also, out of curiosity, at what point does something become considered a weapon?

I can agree with that viewpoint/rationale though.

Self preservation/protection is always the first priority.

Trust me, both a brick and scissors can be used as weapons. At what point does something become a weapon? When the intention of harm is placed on said object.

[StylinRed]

There have been some shootings in Surrey/Langely since the last time this thread was updated but iirc no deaths


A shooting happened in Abbotsford yesterday at 5:15pm! based off of multiple articles the victim, south asian in 20's, died in hospital and was in a dark coloured bmw when he was shot in a parking lot, witnesses indicate that there were more people in the car with the victim but police say only the victim was present when they arrived; there'll be an update by IHIT later today.

Driver fatally shot near busy Abbotsford intersection
The victim was in his twenties


ABBOTSFORD (NEWS1130) – A man in his twenties has died after he was shot while behind the wheel of his sedan in downtown Abbotsford late Sunday afternoon.

At about 5:15 p.m., shots were fired from a light-coloured vehicle near the intersection of South Fraser Way and Emerson Street.

A bullet hit the driver of a dark-coloured sedan.

Ian MacDonald with Abbotsford Police says this could be a case of gang rivalry.

“Certainly it was brazen. The drive-by component of it is something that is consistent with things that police have experienced that are gang-related. But it’s far too early in this investigation to say that definitively,” he notes.

He points out there could have been more people involved besides the shooter and the victim.

“Some witnesses seem to believe that there might have been an additional person or two in the vehicle. But upon police arrival, there was only one person. He was transported to hospital where regrettably he succumbed to his injuries.”

The case is now being handled by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Unit.

Driver fatally shot near busy Abbotsford intersection | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/06/23/driver-fatally-shot-near-busy-abbotsford-intersection/)


A young man is dead after a fatal shooting in Abbotsford Sunday evening.

Abbotsford Police received 911 calls about shots fired near the intersection of South Fraser Way and Emerson Street at 5:15 pm.

“Witnesses indicated that shots were fired from a suspect vehicle into a dark coloured sedan,” Const. Ian MacDonald said in a news release.

:When Abbotsford Police Department Patrol Division officers arrived, they located a South Asian man in his 20’s seriously injured and suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. The man was transported to hospital and APD Major Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Unit members joined the investigation.”

Less than an hour later, the victim had died from his injuries.

MacDonald said the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has now taken over the investigation.

Anyone with information about this incident should call IHIT at 1-877-551-4448 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

My colleague Mike Hager is on the story.

Here’s his report so far: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/dead+following+Abbotsford+shooting/8567773/story.html

[StylinRed]

^^^ Victim has been identified

ABBOTSFORD (NEWS1130) – A 25-year-old man, Harpreet Chahal, has been identified as the victim in Sunday’s drive-by shooting in Abbotsford.

It happened near a busy intersection at South Fraser Way near Emerson just after PM.

Chahal is known to police as an associate of Jujhar Khun-Khun, one of the men accused in the killing of Red Scorpion gangster Jonathan Bacon.

Five years ago, the two were convicted in a robbery and kidnapping.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the shooting is targeting and gang-related.

When police arrived he was still alive but all attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and Chahal was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Witnesses in the area describe Chahal’s Mercedes traveling westbound on South Fraser Way when another vehicle, traveling in the same direction, shot into the Mercedes. The occupants traveling with Chahal fled the vehicle and investigators are attempting to identify them.

“This shooting occurred in a very public area where innocent people could have easily become victims. We are urging anyone with information to come forward and speak with investigators,” says Sgt. Jennifer Pound.

If you have any information you are asked to contact the IHIT tipline at 1-877-551-4448, or, if you wish to remain anonymous contact Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Abbotsford Shooting victim tied to accused in Bacon killing | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/06/24/abbotsford-shooting-victim-tied-to-accused-in-bacon-killing/comment-page-1/#comment-94155)

[shawnly1000]

"A male shot at multiple people on the street (Main St & E 26th Ave) and then shot himself in the head. No other victims other than the shooter. "
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[7seven]

"A male shot at multiple people on the street (Main St & E 26th Ave) and then shot himself in the head. No other victims other than the shooter. "
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Heres the story

Man shoots at others; turns gun on himself
Gunman listed in critical condition
Mike Lloyd July 5, 2013 6:33 am


VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – People at the cafés and coffee shops in a trendy area of Vancouver were ducking for cover last night when bullets started flying in a bizarre shooting.

It happened at Main Street and East 26th Avenue, where one man was badly hurt by the time the whole thing was over.

Vancouver Police are still trying to figure out what exactly happened. Just after 11 p.m. a man got out of his car, he had a gun and started firing at two people he apparently targeted at random. They were not hurt and that’s when he turned the gun on himself, shooting himself in the head.

People who live in the area say the fact that two people were targeted at random is very unnerving. “It’s a pretty quiet neighbourhood overall so I’m definitely shocked that something like that happened,” says Adam.

The man who shot himself did survive and last night was rushed to hospital where he was last listed as being in critical condition.

Man shoots at others; turns gun on himself | News1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2013/07/05/man-shoots-at-others-turns-gun-on-himself/?cid=dlvr.it)

[subordinate]

Crazy.
It'll be nice to know why he did it.

[411ken]

wow. he shot himself in the head and survived that?

[snails]

i dont wanna be the guy to say it... but why waste the resources saving someone like that...

easier on society to have just let him pass away.. someone else could be using that hospital bed, using the court system and the mental hospital/jail he will be placed in...

[Harvey Specter]

The guy died in hospital, I assumed it was suicide or he was high on drugs.

[inv4zn]

Random acts of violence scare me the most. It's no longer about whom you associate yourself with, it's just being in the wrong place in the wrong time.

Thankfully, and not meaning to bring light to this terrible incident, the asshole must have had pretty terrible marksmanship skills.

[bcrdukes]

i dont wanna be the guy to say it... but why waste the resources saving someone like that...

easier on society to have just let him pass away.. someone else could be using that hospital bed, using the court system and the mental hospital/jail he will be placed in...

This isn't Russia or China. If you really believe in such a notion, perhaps you're living in the wrong country.

[viet604778]

Stabbing on Friday, Two dead in separate stabbings in Vancouver and Surrey early Friday (http://www.theprovince.com/news/year+dead+after+stabbing+Japan+House+Restaurant+Ki ngsway/8797420/story.html)

[StylinRed]

there've been a tonne of shootings/deaths since the last time this thread was updated too

think we've all grown accustomed to it :/

last couple months it seems to be teenagers doing the stabbings/shootings/killings which is :fulloffuck:

[k2damax]

R.I.P VN