Both Samra and her elder brother, also a gangster, were invited to the wedding.
Ottawa:
In a suspected case of gang feud, a 28-year-old Punjab-origin man, who figured in the Canadian police’s list of most violent gangsters, was shot dead by unidentified persons at a wedding venue in Canada’s Vancouver city.
Amarpreet (Chucky) Samra was on the dance floor at Fraserview Banquet Hall with other wedding guests 30 minutes before he was shot just before 1:30 a.m. on Fraser Street, local newspaper The Vancouver Sun reported.
Samra and her elder brother, Ravinder, who is also a gangster, were both invited to the wedding. He was aligned with the UN gang.
Some guests told media persons that some unidentified men went back to the hall and ordered the DJ to stop the music. Around 60 guests were present at the venue at that time.
“Multiple 9-1-1 callers reported that a man had been shot at 1:30 a.m. outside the South Vancouver Banquet Hall near Fraser Street and South East Marine Drive, until paramedics arrived Patrol officers performed CPR on the victim, but he died from his injuries,” the police statement reads.
Investigators believe it was a targeted shooting related to an ongoing gang conflict. The investigation is on. It is further written that anyone who has information that may assist investigators is asked to call the Vancouver Police Homicide Unit at 604-717-2500.
In August 2022, Canadian police issued a rare warning about 11 men linked to extreme levels of gang violence. Police have warned people to avoid going near them. Of the 11 people mentioned in the warning, nine were of Punjab origin, including Amarpreet and his brother Ravinder.
British Columbia police said they were linked to several murders and shootings in the province. It asked the public to avoid being near them.