Sikh man, son gunned down in targeted shooting in Canada
The deceased was a gang member and had faced charges before
Updated: Nov 12th, 2023
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A Sikh man and his 11-year-old son were gunned down in a targeted shooting in the Canadian city of Edmonton.
Harpreet Singh Uppal, 41, and his son were shot dead in broad daylight in their vehicle on Nov 9 outside a gas station at a shopping plaza.
Edmonton Police said both the victims succumbed to their injuries on the scene.
Another boy, who was in the vehicle, survived.
Deceased was a gang member: police
Police said Uppal was a member of a gang known as Brothers Keepers and killing is linked to the rival UN gang.
He had survived an attempt on his life in Oct 2021 when a lone gunman fired multiple shots at him while he was having dinner with his family at a pizza shop.
Police said Uppal was ‘followed with the intention of finding him and ending his life. And it happened’.
The boy was intentionally killed, too
“With the young boy, his son, we don't know yet … that he was targeted in that sense. But what we do know, and sadly, is that once the shooter or the shooters learned that the son was there, (they) intentionally killed him. Shot and killed him. So he was not caught in a crossfire or killed by mistake.”
Uppal had a criminal history
The victim was jailed for 15 months in 2013 for possession of unauthorised arms. He was also facing a trial next April on charges of cocaine possession and trafficking.
In the past, he had also been charged with assault with a weapon and unauthorised possession of a firearm.
(Source: IANS)
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