VANCOUVER The man killed in Thursday night s brazen shooting at a busy shopping mall in Burnaby, B.C., has been identified as a 23-year-old with gang affiliations. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said Jaskeert Kalkat was one of the three people struck by gunfire at the Market Crossing shopping complex. The other two, a man and a woman, survived but suffered what authorities described as severe injuries. It s still early in the investigation but we believe all three were targeted in the shooting, Sgt. Frank Jang said Friday. Kalkat was known to police and investigators believe his gang ties played a role in his murder.
Unpaid COVID-19 fines could lead to refusal of driver s licences, B.C. says
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth speaks during a press conference in the press gallery at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday February 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito May 12, 2021 - 3:16 PM
VICTORIA - People who don t pay their COVID-19 fines may be unable to obtain or renew a British Columbia driver s or vehicle licence under proposed legislation introduced Wednesday.
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the province previously moved up the date for when unpaid fines would be sent to collection, and this next step will target a small group of people who refuse to pay.
He says gang violence follows its own course regardless of what the initial motive was for the conflict.
The comments come as police leaders meet today with Solicitor General Mike Farnworth about the shootings that have left gang members dead or injured on streets, in mall parking lots and at Vancouver s airport.
Farnworth says he expects to get an assessment of the situation from police leaders and determine what additional steps, if any, are required.
Supt. Dave Chauhan, officer in charge of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, says there could be many reasons for the conflict, including personal vendettas or drugs and territorial disputes.
VANCOUVER - An expert on gangs says the very public nature of a recent series of shootings in Metro Vancouver may be attributed to COVID-19 restrictions, with rivals striking at the first chance they get.
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