Close X
Monday, September 23, 2024
ADVT 
National

Police In Delta Release Name Of Man Shot And Killed On Friday

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Jan, 2015 11:18 AM
  • Police In Delta Release Name Of Man Shot And Killed On Friday
DELTA, B.C. — Police in Delta, B.C. have released the name of a 24-year-old man who was killed on Friday in what was believed to have been a targeted shooting.
 
Arundeep Cheema of nearby Surrey was shot while seated in his vehicle in the driveway of the North Delta home he was visiting.
 
Police say Cheema is known to them, adding the investigation continues and no suspect information will be released at this point.
 
Acting Sgt. Sarah Swallow of the Delta Police Department earlier said the victim was visiting friends or associates at the house when he was shot.
 
Swallow said police visited the house for various incidents over the years. 
 
The department's major crimes unit and forensic investigators are handling the case and are seeking information from anyone who was in the area at the time.

MORE National ARTICLES

Suspect in Quebec's 2012 election shooting seeks bail ahead of murder trial

Suspect in Quebec's 2012 election shooting seeks bail ahead of murder trial
MONTREAL — The suspect in Quebec's 2012 election shooting is trying to get bail ahead of his murder trial next year.

Suspect in Quebec's 2012 election shooting seeks bail ahead of murder trial

Harper announces $500 million in vaccination aid

Harper announces $500 million in vaccination aid
DAKAR, Senegal — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced Canada will donate $500 million to a program aimed at providing vaccines for children around the world.

Harper announces $500 million in vaccination aid

Ticats cornerback Brandon Stewart recalls icy reception with the Stamps

Ticats cornerback Brandon Stewart recalls icy reception with the Stamps
Hamilton defensive back Brandon Stewart spent his first two years in the CFL with Calgary, seeing limited action and an unwanted trip to an ice bath.

Ticats cornerback Brandon Stewart recalls icy reception with the Stamps

Trial dates for Nelson Hart set for February in alleged prison incident

Trial dates for Nelson Hart set for February in alleged prison incident
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A man released from prison after murder charges were dropped in Newfoundland and Labrador will be back in court in February to face trial on charges of uttering threats and assaulting a peace officer.

Trial dates for Nelson Hart set for February in alleged prison incident

Fisherman's fate in hands of jury at Nova Scotia murder trial

Fisherman's fate in hands of jury at Nova Scotia murder trial
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A jury began deliberations today in the case of a Nova Scotia fisherman who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a man at sea.

Fisherman's fate in hands of jury at Nova Scotia murder trial

Manitoba government counters wrongful conviction lawsuit filed by Kyle Unger

Manitoba government counters wrongful conviction lawsuit filed by Kyle Unger
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba attorney general's office has responded to a $14.5-million lawsuit filed by Kyle Unger, who spent 14 years in prison for murder before being cleared.

Manitoba government counters wrongful conviction lawsuit filed by Kyle Unger