IHIT identifies Surrey, Guildford shooting victim as Jayden Prasad
Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 May, 2023 12:43 PM
Integrated homicide investigation team (IHIT) has identified the victim of a homicide in Surrey on Tuesday.
Police say 20-year-old Jayden Prasad of Surrey was shot and killed in what they're describing as a targeted incident with ties to the B-C gang conflict
Mounties were called to a parking lot that night and found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
Police say the second victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was released from hospital.
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