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The victims were Jeevan Saepan, 22, and Kevin Allaraj, 23. Both were known to police.
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June 7, 2022 • 47 minutes ago • 3 minutes of reading • Join the conversation Police at the scene of a shooting at 7000 block of Ackroyd Road in Richmond on Saturday morning. Photo of Clayton Burns
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Two men killed in Richmond over the weekend had lined up with the Brothers Keepers gang, but changed to partnering with people from other Lower Mainland gangs, Postmedia has learned.
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The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team released the names of the two men – Jeevan Saepan, 22, and Kevin Allaraj, 23 – and said they were both known to police.
The official media sergeant of the IHIT. David Lee also said homicide detectives were consulting the BC anti-gang agency, the Special Forces Enforcement Special Unit, for more information on Saepan and Allaraj.
Both were shot dead Saturday around 11:03 a.m. in the parking lot of an apartment building on the 7000 block of Ackroyd Road. Postmedia has learned that they were attracted to the site.
The couple had been associated with Iqubal Grewal, who was only 23 years old when he was shot dead halfway across East 64th Avenue, between Knight and Inverness Streets, on September 16, 2020. Like his friends, Grewal had been connected to BK but changed. loyalties on the part of the United Nations.
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A BK rapper later released a song that appeared to be responsible for Grewal’s murder, although no one has been charged.
Although the most recent victims of gang warfare in the region had partnered with the UN, they were also known as “freelance” players working with other gangs.
Allaraj had no criminal record in BC He stated in a civil lawsuit for a car accident in 2018 that he was a construction worker. Saepan was sentenced last February to five months in prison and 18 months on probation for a felony assault and use of an imitation firearm in connection with a series of crimes in three cities on November 11. December 2018.
Jeevan Saepan, 22, is one of two men shot on June 4 in Richmond. (Photo: IHIT) jpg Kevin Allaraj, 23, was one of two men shot on June 4, 2022 in Richmond. (Photo: IHIT) jpg
At the time, police said Saepan stole his vehicle from a Surrey driver, then collided with a police cruiser in Burnaby and then fired a gun at another vehicle in Coquitlam. He had also been convicted of theft and dangerous driving of a motor vehicle and had been given a conditional sentence.
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Lee said the two men were found with gunshot wounds at the spot where they succumbed to their wounds.
And he said a suspicious vehicle was found burned less than 30 minutes later in an alley on 114th Street and 96A Surrey Avenue.
“Detectives believe this fire is related to the shootings. To advance the investigation and identify witnesses, the names of the victims are being released,” Lee said. “Initial information indicates that this is a targeted incident related to gang activity.”
A vehicle used in the May 9, 2021, killing of UN gangster Karman Grewal outside Vancouver International Airport was found less than a block away from where the vehicle was located. in Saturday’s shooting. The suspects in this high-profile murder, who have not been charged, are believed to belong to the Brothers Keepers gang.
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Lee said investigators are still searching for witnesses and videos of both the Richmond and Surrey crime scenes.
“It was a brazen shooting in a park during the noon hours,” he said. “It shows contempt for greater public safety and for criminal activities to go beyond the city limits.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact IHIT at 1-877-551-4448 or ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
While the Lower Mainland gang conflict has seen armed violence between the BK, the UN and other middle-level groups, the CFSEU sergeant. Brenda Winpenny said Tuesday that it is too early to attribute a motive to the double murder.
“While the victims of this homicide are known to us, it is too early to say for sure what happened here. We are working in partnership with IHIT, evaluating and monitoring and will continue to operate with the best intelligence available to to help us move forward in this research. “
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