Close X
Wednesday, November 27, 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

    CP Rail Says Freight Train Derailed Near Field, B.C., No Injuries

    CP Rail Says Freight Train Derailed Near Field, B.C., No Injuries
    FIELD, B.C. — Clean-up work is under way at the scene of a Canadian Pacific Railway train derailment just east of Field, B.C., near the Alberta boundary.

    CP Rail Says Freight Train Derailed Near Field, B.C., No Injuries

    Extreme Risk At Top Of North American Public Avalanche Danger Scale

    Extreme Risk At Top Of North American Public Avalanche Danger Scale
    BANFF, Alta. — The North American public avalanche danger scale is determined by the likelihood, size and distribution of avalanches.

    Extreme Risk At Top Of North American Public Avalanche Danger Scale

    B.C. 'Adventure' Traveller Detained In Syria, Missing For More Than One Month

    B.C. 'Adventure' Traveller Detained In Syria, Missing For More Than One Month
    A British Columbia man who went to Syria seeking adventure has been detained in the war-ravaged country, and Canada's foreign ministry says there is little it can do to help him.

    B.C. 'Adventure' Traveller Detained In Syria, Missing For More Than One Month

    22-Year-Old Man Dies Following Ski Hill Accident In Quebec's Lac-Saint-Jean Region

    22-Year-Old Man Dies Following Ski Hill Accident In Quebec's Lac-Saint-Jean Region
    MONTREAL — A 22-year-old man is dead following a fall at a ski hill in Quebec's Lac-Saint-Jean region.    

    22-Year-Old Man Dies Following Ski Hill Accident In Quebec's Lac-Saint-Jean Region

    Hot Potato: Food Guide Makeover Creates Debate As Health Canada Prepares Release

    Hot Potato: Food Guide Makeover Creates Debate As Health Canada Prepares Release
    An overhaul of the Canada Food Guide is set to be released soon, a highly anticipated makeover that will do away with the rainbow visual many Canadians associate with the dietary guide commonly used in hospitals and daycares.  

    Hot Potato: Food Guide Makeover Creates Debate As Health Canada Prepares Release

    Radio-Canada Accused Of Racism For Parody Mocking PM Trudeau's India Trip

    Called "Bye bye," the show draws millions of viewers New Year's Eve and is considered the television event of the holiday season in Quebec.

    Radio-Canada Accused Of Racism For Parody Mocking PM Trudeau's India Trip