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Justin Wareing has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of Cashmere Ali and the attempted murder of another man who was injured
Cashmere Ali, killed in a shooting in Maple Ridge on July 15, 2022. Photo IHIT jpg
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Cashmere Ali’s friends remembered her on social media over the weekend as a beautiful angel who died too soon.
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“Good girl … I will never forget your kindness. I was very surprised to learn of your death. I love you,” a friend said.
But Ali, who was shot dead inside a Maple Ridge home last week, had links to Lower Mainland gangs and drug trafficking, Postmedia has learned.
The integrated homicide investigation team announced Monday that a Maple Ridge man, Justin Michael Wareing, has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of Ali and the attempted murder of another man who was injured.
Ali and his injured companion were shot on July 15 around 8:40 a.m. on block 22600 of 119th Avenue.
“Officers at the scene offered emergency first aid to the woman, identified as Ms Ali, who later succumbed to her injuries at the hospital,” Sergeant IHIT said. said Timothy Pierotti. “Wareing is known to police and is believed to be a major public safety concern in the Maple Ridge area.”
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He said the community is safer now that the suspect is in custody.
“The investigation is still active, as we continue to build a complete picture of what caused this event. We continue to urge those who have information or those who have had interactions with Mr. Wareing or Mrs. There for them to present themselves “.
At the time of her murder, Ali was wanted with a court order for drug trafficking and firearm charges.
In one indictment, she was charged along with Matthew Whitty, whom she identified as her boyfriend in Facebook posts.
In 2017, Whitty was sentenced to two years in prison for illegal confinement and assault with a weapon related to a drug trafficking hijacking in 2015.
In 2011, BC’s director of civil confiscation successfully sued Ali for proceeds from the sale of a 2009 Cadillac CTS.
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The lawsuit said he had rented the vehicle in May 2009, but that it was actually being used by gangster Derek Stephens “a person known to partner with the Independent Soldiers.”
“The Independent Soldiers are a well-known violent criminal gang operating in the Lower Mainland,” the lawsuit said.
Stephens was stopped in the car on October 29, 2010, “near the house of a well-known antagonist of the Independent Soldiers.”
“When the vehicle stopped, police found that the vehicle contained bear spray, a knife and a restrained pistol. The restrained weapon was located in a specially built hidden compartment located in the passenger area,” he said. say the statement. “The vehicle was and is likely to be used to transport Stephens, his associates and weapons as they plan and take action for a violent assault on an opponent of the Independent Soldiers.”
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Ali denied the director’s allegations in the lawsuit, but the case ended with a consent order to sell the car, pay the rent and give the remaining money to the government agency.
Stephens was charged based on the police stop and later convicted of occupying a car where there was a firearm. He was sentenced to 11 months.
Christopher Reddy, who was shot dead in Surrey in June 2011, was also charged in the same incident.
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