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19 year old Harman Singh Dhesi dies in targeted shooting Sunday night

Darpan News Desk IHIT, 29 Dec, 2020 04:27 AM

A 19-year-old South Asian man has died after being shot inside his vehicle in Surrey Sunday night, and police say this is a targeted incident.

According to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Unit (IHIT) Harman Singh Dhesi was found with gunshot wounds just after 10:30pm near 137A Street and 90 Avenue on December 27th. Dhesi was taken to hospital, but succumbed to his injuries.

IHIT is on a new case from last night in #SurreyBC pic.twitter.com/WoEvW0Ovmf
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) December 29, 2020

Police are asking anyone who has information to call the IHIT information line at 1-877-551-4448 or to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 if they with to remain anonymous.

“The initial phase of any investigation is critical for us as we move quickly to secure time-sensitive and perishable evidence,” writes Sgt. Frank Jang.

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