Close X
Friday, November 15, 2024
ADVT 
National

Amarpreet Samra, Shakiel Basra Charged In Surrey Schoolyard Shooting

Darpan News Desk, 25 Sep, 2015 06:32 PM
    SURREY, B.C. — Charges have been laid against two men accused in a shooting police say occurred near an elementary school in Surrey, B.C.
     
    RCMP say the Sept. 15 shooting is believed to be linked to ongoing conflicts in the city.
     
    The wanted suspects are 21-year-old Amarpreet Samra of Richmond, B.C., and 21-year-old Shakiel Basra of Delta, B.C.
     
     

    Two males charged in relation to Sept 15 shooting near local school. Amarpreet Samra, Shakiel Basra (both 21 years old)...

    Posted by Surrey RCMP on Friday, 25 September 2015
     
    They have been charged with two counts each of attempted murder and intentionally discharging a firearm, and Mounties consider then armed and dangerous.
     
    Police say the men are believed to be associated to a light-coloured Jeep with Saskatchewan licence plate 685 JUD.
     
    Both men are South Asian, with Samra described as six feet tall and 141 pounds, and Basra as a six-foot-three-inch man who weighs 150 pounds.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Saskatchewan City Under Precautionary Boil-Water Advisory Due To 'Process Error'

    Saskatchewan City Under Precautionary Boil-Water Advisory Due To 'Process Error'
    NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — Residents of a Saskatchewan city are being told to boil their tap water as a precaution because it might be contaminated.

    Saskatchewan City Under Precautionary Boil-Water Advisory Due To 'Process Error'

    Toronto Mayor 'Nowhere Near' Decision On Whether To Bid For 2024 Olympics

    Toronto Mayor 'Nowhere Near' Decision On Whether To Bid For 2024 Olympics
    With just over a month left to enter the race to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, Toronto's mayor says he is "nowhere near" deciding whether the city will throw its hat in the ring.

    Toronto Mayor 'Nowhere Near' Decision On Whether To Bid For 2024 Olympics

    Counsel Of Bible Helped Wright Decide To Help Duffy, Keep It Quiet, Court Told

    Counsel Of Bible Helped Wright Decide To Help Duffy, Keep It Quiet, Court Told
    OTTAWA — Nigel Wright, Stephen Harper's former chief of staff, says he was trying to quietly do a "good deed" when he gave Mike Duffy $90,000, then privately notified the prime minister's director of issues management.

    Counsel Of Bible Helped Wright Decide To Help Duffy, Keep It Quiet, Court Told

    Oilsands Being Left In The Ground Is Just A Matter Of Fact, Experts Say

    EDMONTON — The furor over a New Democrat candidate's remarks about leaving Alberta's oilsands in the ground reflects how poorly the issue is understood, say energy experts.

    Oilsands Being Left In The Ground Is Just A Matter Of Fact, Experts Say

    Kinder Morgan president says draft Trans Mountain pipeline conditions achievable

    VANCOUVER — Kinder Morgan Canada's president says 145 draft conditions affecting the company's proposed expansion of its Trans Mountain pipeline are rigorous but achievable.

    Kinder Morgan president says draft Trans Mountain pipeline conditions achievable

    70-Year-Old Woman Beaten, Sexually Assaulted In Daytime Robbery In Her South Surrey Home

    70-Year-Old Woman Beaten, Sexually Assaulted In Daytime Robbery In Her South Surrey Home
    She suffered significant injuries before the 20- to 30-year-old suspect fled

    70-Year-Old Woman Beaten, Sexually Assaulted In Daytime Robbery In Her South Surrey Home