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Man killed in North Delta shooting identified as BC Corrections officer

Police say incident was 91Ƶtargeted91Ƶ
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One man has been shot in what Delta Police believe to be a targeted incident near Scottsdale Centre in North Delta on Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Shane MacKichan photo)

Police said the victim of a North Delta shooting on Saturday was a BC Corrections officer.

In a news release issued Sunday, Delta Police named 29-year-old Bikramdeep Randhawa, of Surrey, as the victim. The incident is believed to be 91Ƶtargeted.91Ƶ

91ƵWe91Ƶre looking at all possible aspects as to why this crime was committed,91Ƶ said Insp. Guy Leeson in a news release. 91ƵWe will examine every potential motive thoroughly. Whether it was a case of mistaken identity, a matter related to his personal life or if there is a possibility the shooting was related to the victim91Ƶs occupation.91Ƶ

Police received reports of shots fired in the parking lot of the Scottsdale Centre mall, located at 7031 Scott Road, at 4:55 p.m. on Saturday.

91ƵDespite the best efforts of Emergency Health Services, unfortunately the victim in this incident did pass away,91Ƶ Leeson said.

Video posted to Twitter at 5:52 p.m. purporting to show a shooting at the Scottsdale Centre mall shows a person dressed in black and holding what appears to be handgun while running away from a crashed car. The person then jumps into the rear passenger side of an SUV.

Police said that a suspect vehicle involved in the incident was discovered burned in Burnaby later that day.

A second video purportedly of the 91Ƶaftermath91Ƶ shows what appears to be a silver-coloured car crashed into a black one near the shopping cart corral.

91ƵThis shooting took place in a very public manner, and we are very much aware of the possible risk to innocent bystanders,91Ƶ Leeson said. 91ƵFortunately it doesn91Ƶt appear there was anyone else injured during this incident, but we ask those who might have any information to contact police.91Ƶ

Police are asking anyone who knew Randhawa, or has information as to why he was targeted, to contact police at 604-946-4411 or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Delta Police said no arrests have been made and police are not releasing any information about the suspects.

91ƵOur thoughts are with the victim91Ƶs family and friends, as they now start to deal with their loss,91Ƶ said Leeson.

Delta Police has been in communication with BC Corrections and other law enforcement partners about the possible links to other incidents in Metro Vancouver.

However, police said, 91Ƶat this point police are not able to determine whether this shooting can be linked to the gang conflict.91Ƶ

The crime scene has since been released, and owners of vehicles that were behind police tape are now able to retrieve their vehicle.



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