by Craig Takeuchi on April 24th, 2021 at 7:30 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1
A man has been charged in a brazen fatal shooting that took place in a busy area of Downtown Vancouver last weekend.
Around 8:30 p.m. on April 17, gunfire took place outside Cardero’s restaurant in Coal Harbour. Police arrived to find 31-year-old Harpreet Singh Dhaliwal dead at the scene.
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) announced today (April 24) that 51-year-old Francois Joseph Gauthier has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm (without authorization or license).
Gauthier is in custody until his next appearance in Vancouver provincial court on Thursday (April 29).
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A week after a brazen gangland hit in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour, an alleged hitman has been charged with first-degree murder and possession of a loaded firearm with ammunition.
Francois Joseph Gauthier, 51, was charged Saturday in connection with the public execution of Brothers Keepers gangster Harb Dhaliwal about 8:30 p.m. April 17 in front of Cardero’s restaurant on Coal Harbour Quay.
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Someone in the Dhaliwal group then chased the alleged shooter up Nicola where he was stabbed in the eye in the 1400-block of West Hastings Street.
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