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Man Fatally Shot In Prince George Was Involved In Organized Crime: RCMP

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 24 Mar, 2015 12:13 PM

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Police have identified a man shot and killed in Prince George, B.C., as a former gang member.

Mounties say 45-year-old Jason Hall was found lying on a street corner Sunday morning.

He was taken to hospital with at least one gunshot wound and later died.

RCMP say Hall was a former member of a disbanded organized crime gang called the Renegades Outlaw Motorcycle Club.

Officers are asking for the public's help to identify a car that investigators believe was involved in his murder.

The vehicle is described as a white 2005 Chevy Malibu with the B.C. license plate AK5 32P.

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