Tuesday, April 23, 2024
ADVT 
National

Death Of Innocent Boy, 15, Set Off By Plan To Kill Another Man: Police

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 11 Jan, 2019 08:55 PM

    Vancouver police say they've pieced together the scene of a gang shooting where a 15-year-old youth was killed in the crossfire.


    Alfred Wong was in a vehicle with his family driving down East Broadway on Jan. 13, 2018, when he was hit by a stray bullet, while 23-year-old Kevin Whiteside was shot and killed on the street.


    Investigators have learned that Whiteside was waiting to kill another man who was in a nearby restaurant with a woman.


    Police say in a news release that when the two people left the restaurant another person opened fire, killing both Wong and Whiteside.


    Investigators have already said they believed the shooting was part of a gang dispute and the man who left the restaurant that night unhurt was murdered months later.


    Police have seized a red Pontiac Montana connected to the shooting and would like to talk to those inside a dark pickup that was at the crime scene.


    Sgt. Mike Heard says they released the new details because they know there are people out there who have important information on the deaths and they'd like them to come forward.


    "This reckless violence really shook our community and we have zero tolerance for it in our city," Heard said Friday. "We have been in close contact with Alfred's family over the past year and have been providing them with information and support."

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Alleged Voyeur Arrested After Incident With Cellphone In UBC washroom

    A police news release says officers at the Point Grey campus were called on Jan. 3.

    Alleged Voyeur Arrested After Incident With Cellphone In UBC washroom

    Crown Lawyer Tells B.C. Bail Hearing Convicted Killer Had Time To Kill His Wife

    Crown Lawyer Tells B.C. Bail Hearing Convicted Killer Had Time To Kill His Wife
    Hank Reiner told B.C. Supreme Court that Shiffington went to an apartment in Richmond in September 1994, knowing the friend who Wanda Martin was visiting would be out briefly.

    Crown Lawyer Tells B.C. Bail Hearing Convicted Killer Had Time To Kill His Wife

    Supreme Court Set To Rule On Voting Rights For Long-Term Expat Canadians

    Supreme Court Set To Rule On Voting Rights For Long-Term Expat Canadians
    TORONTO — Long-term Canadian expats are set to find out on Friday whether a 25-year-old law barring them from voting in federal elections is constitutional.

    Supreme Court Set To Rule On Voting Rights For Long-Term Expat Canadians

    Yukon Woman's Role In Klondike Gold Rush To Be Honoured At Toronto Ceremony

    WHITEHORSE — An Indigenous woman is being inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame for the first time.

    Yukon Woman's Role In Klondike Gold Rush To Be Honoured At Toronto Ceremony

    Mike Duffy Appeals Ruling Blocking Him From Suing Senate For Suspension

    Mike Duffy Appeals Ruling Blocking Him From Suing Senate For Suspension
    Sen. Mike Duffy is asking Ontario's Court of Appeal to overturn a decision blocking him from suing the Senate for millions of dollars over his dramatic and protracted suspension without pay more than five years ago.  

    Mike Duffy Appeals Ruling Blocking Him From Suing Senate For Suspension

    Some Seals Removed From Beleaguered Newfoundland Town, Officials Say

    Federal fisheries officers are assessing dozens of stranded seals causing havoc for residents of a small Newfoundland town.  

    Some Seals Removed From Beleaguered Newfoundland Town, Officials Say