A 29 year-old Richmond man with ties to gangs was shot and killed in Vancouver Monday night after a hail of bullets rang through the normally peaceful community of Coal Harbour.
At around 10:30 p.m. two men, including Tejinder Singh Malli of Richmond, were shot while sitting in a car parked on Cordova Street.
While the other man, 28, fled the car Malli was left inside and died of his wounds in hospital. The man who fled remains in hospital in stable condition, police said.
"The victims are known to police, are associated with gangs and are connected to the drug trade. It is still early in the investigation but the murder does appear to be targeted," said Sgt. Randy Fincham of the Vancouver Police Department.
Malli was born in 1984.
In July 2005, he was convicted on charges of trafficking marijuana and was sentenced to two months in jail. Malli was also prohibited from possessing a firearm for 10 years.
In 2009, when Metro Vancouver's gang wars were at a peak, it was reported by VPD that Malli had been arrested for break and enter in a joint VPD and RCMP operation known as Project Rebellion, which targeted the Red Scorpions and United Nations gangs. His charges were later stayed.
In 2010 he was found guilty of a minor charge for breach of probation, which landed him one day in jail.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
