Gang violence in Burnaby
The city has been hit by a rash of incidents linked to gangs in the past few weeks, sparking public safety concerns.
The victim was Jaskeert Kalkat, who was known to police and known to be affiliated with gang activity. IHIT said two other injured people – a man and a woman – who were shot at the same time in the brazen incident were also targeted.
And only a few days before, Toni Dalipi, 19, was fatally shot in Burnaby as he left a business on 6th Avenue. He was shot “multiple times,” and later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
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Police and politicians tried again Friday to allay public fears after the latest fatal shooting, this time of a Brothers Keepers gangster suspected of being linked to Sunday’s gang murder at Vancouver airport.
Jaskeert Kalkat, 23, was gunned down about 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of Burnaby’s Market Crossing mall at Marine Way and Byrne Road.
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Two other people were also shot, a man and a woman who were also “known to police, ” said Sgt. Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. They were taken to hospital with “severe injuries, but they are expected to survive.”
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on May 13, 2021.
A bullet hole is seen in the windshield of an RCMP vehicle approximately 4 km from Vancouver International Airport after a one person was killed during a shooting outside the international departures terminal at the airport in Richmond, B.C. on Sunday, May 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s solicitor general says a meeting with representatives from police agencies is an opportunity to get a full sense of the “intolerable” situation facing Lower Mainland communities amid a gang conflict.
Mike Farnworth met with police representatives Thursday following a recent spate of shootings that have left gang members dead or injured on streets, in mall parking lots and at Vancouver’s airport.
Metro Vancouver shooting that left 1 dead 2 injured not random, police say
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The Burnaby RCMP are investigating a shooting at a shopping complex in Metro Vancouver that left one person dead and two others in hospital.
Police said they were called to the scene around 8:35 p.m. Thursday following reports of gunshots at Market Crossing.
The initial investigation shows this shooting “does not appear to be a random act,” they said in a news release.
They found one man with gunshot wounds and despite all attempts to revive him, they said he succumbed to his injuries. The other two who were wounded are recovering in hospital, they said.
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By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on May 14, 2021.
The Burnaby RCMP are investigating a shooting at a shopping complex in Metro Vancouver that left one person dead and two others in hospital.
Police said they were called to the scene around 8:35 p.m. Thursday following reports of gunshots at Market Crossing.
The initial investigation shows this shooting “does not appear to be a random act,” they said in a news release.
They found one man with gunshot wounds and despite all attempts to revive him, they said he succumbed to his injuries. The other two who were wounded are recovering in hospital, they said.