Vancouver Rundown Monday September 23, 2024

Sep 23, 2024

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A man is dead and a well-known Brothers Keeper gangster is recovering from gunshot wounds after an exchange of gunfire on the Langley side of the Surrey-Langley boundary Saturday night. Vancouver Rundown posted exclusive video to social media after police and paramedics rushed a man later identified by the Vancouver Sun as gangster Barinder (Shrek) Dhaliwal to hospital. He was pulled from a car on 208th Street south of 80th Avenue in the Willoughby neighbourhood. That happened shortly after 6:00 p.m. in front of a busy restaurant and retail complex. Dhaliwal is expected to survive. First responders found a victim dead at another scene near 196th and 82nd, where the shooting likely occurred. IHIT is trying to figure out the circumstances but believes this is linked to B.C.’s gang war.

Paramedics and police treat well-known gangster Shrek Dhaliwal for gunshot wounds on 208th south of 80th in Langley. Shrek is expected to survive, another man died at a shooting scene several blocks to the west. PHOTO: Bruce Claggett

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A mix of sun and cloud for Monday. Mostly sunny and warm Tuesday. Back to clouds, showers and cooler conditions Wednesday. Here are the latest conditions from our private weather station in Surrey.