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Man Who Shot Bike-Shop Owner In Downtown Vancouver Sentenced To 18 Years

The Canadian Press, 21 Oct, 2016 11:09 AM

VANCOUVER — A man who pleaded guilty to shooting his former boss outside a Vancouver coffee shop has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Gerald Battersby pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted murder last month in connection to two June 2014 shootings starting in the city's Yaletown area.

Paul Dragan says now that the man who shot him, Gerald Battersby, has been sentenced he can begin a new chapter of his life. pic.twitter.com/nF5RORH2Qw
— Farrah Merali (@FarrahMerali) October 21, 2016

His sentence amounts to 14 1/2 years after time already served.

Provincial court has heard Battersby shot bike-shop owner Paul Dragan and set off a police chase that shut down part of the city for hours.

Crown lawyer Henry Reimer says he's pleased the judge accepted the joint submission of an 18 year prison sentence. pic.twitter.com/Nk1JXOEkiA
— Farrah Merali (@FarrahMerali) October 21, 2016

Police have said Dragan was left fighting for his life outside a coffee shop where two plain-clothes officers exchanged gunfire with a suspect who escaped on a bike.

One of the officers commandeered a bike and followed before another shootout erupted outside Science World, with dozens of officers surrounding the shooter.

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