Close X
Tuesday, November 26, 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

    White Supremacist Disavowed By UCP And Federal Tories Joined Bernier's Party

    White Supremacist Disavowed By UCP And Federal Tories Joined Bernier's Party
    OTTAWA — An alleged white supremacist who was kicked out of Alberta's United Conservative Party found a new political home in Maxime Bernier's fledgling People's Party of Canada — at least briefly.

    White Supremacist Disavowed By UCP And Federal Tories Joined Bernier's Party

    'I'm Still Shaking:' Toronto Man Recounts Plane's Emergency Landing In Guyana

    Invor Bedessee was among 82 Canadians on Fly Jamaica flight OJ256, which experienced a hydraulics failure moments after departing from Georgetown, Guyana.

    'I'm Still Shaking:' Toronto Man Recounts Plane's Emergency Landing In Guyana

    Atheist United Church Minister Keeps Her Job; 'Heresy Trial' Called Off

    TORONTO — A United Church minister who had faced an unprecedented ecclesiastical court hearing over her professed atheism is no longer in danger of a defrocking after the two sides reached an agreement in the long-running case.

    Atheist United Church Minister Keeps Her Job; 'Heresy Trial' Called Off

    Facebook Chooses Canada For Dating Feature Launch, But Privacy Concerns Abound

    Facebook Chooses Canada For Dating Feature Launch, But Privacy Concerns Abound
      Facebook Dating, which was previously piloted in Colombia, operates with users creating profiles that are separate from their Facebook ones and kept out of sight of friends.

    Facebook Chooses Canada For Dating Feature Launch, But Privacy Concerns Abound

    The Latest: Trump Brushes Off Obama Book Complaint About Him

    The Latest: Trump Brushes Off Obama Book Complaint About Him
    The Latest on Michelle Obama's new book, "Becoming" (all times local):

    The Latest: Trump Brushes Off Obama Book Complaint About Him

    Two Youths In Custody After Fire Destroys Iqaluit's Largest Grocery Store

    Two Youths In Custody After Fire Destroys Iqaluit's Largest Grocery Store
    IQALUIT, Nunavut — Two Iqaluit youths are in custody after a series of fires earlier this week in the Nunavut capital, including one that damaged the city's largest store and grocer.

    Two Youths In Custody After Fire Destroys Iqaluit's Largest Grocery Store