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Vancouver/Lower Mainland Violent Deaths 2005 |
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Inspector Darryl Weibe with the Vancouver police says a 39-year-old man is dead after a stabbing in the 600 block of East Broadway. The man died just prior to midnight. The victim is well known to police. (CKNW) Investigators have released the name of the man charged in the homicide of Shannon Risby on December 31st. Randy Logan Thomas, 24 years, is of no fixed address and is charged with second degree murder. Dec. 31, 2005 Vancouver Homicide # 19 |
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On December 17th 2005 at about 04:47 in the morning Chilliwack RCMP responded to the area of 4th Avenue and Nowell Street to a complaint of a male struck by a vehicle. Upon arriving at the scene one male was located and transported to Chilliwack General Hospital via ambulance and later pronounced deceased. David Drescher 39 years old of Chilliwack has been identified as the victim in this homicide. Drescher was run over by a vehicle at the intersection of 4th Ave and Nowell St. This was not a random act, as information has been received that the vehicle intentionally struck Mr. Drescher. December 17, 2005 RCMP File #Chilliwack 2005-47225 Dad angered, saddened by son's murder |
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So far, no arrests have been made in the shooting death of Lon Aaron Stewart, 40. Ron Stewart was gunned down around eight o'clock Saturday night, at his brother's home in the in the 2700-block East 27th Avenue on Saturday night. Vancouver 18th homicide Dec. 10, 2005 |
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NAME NOT RELEASED Burnaby RCMP were called at 13 minutes after midnight after several residents in the 4200 block of Southwood Street called 911 to report hearing gunshots. One caller reported seeing a body lying outside on the ground. Officers arrived at the scene and confirmed that a male was deceased. Police said the victim appeared to be an Indo-Canadian in his mid-twenties. RCMP File #Burnaby 2005-66869 Dec. 9, 2005 Shooting death in Burnaby Police seek clues after man shot dead in lane |
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A man who was shot at an apartment building in the 600 block of Blackford Street early Sunday died of his injuries about 24 hours later. Anthony Wayne Klimchuk, 38, has been identified as the victim. NWPS file 05-32296 New Westminster homicide #2 Dec. 4, 2005 |
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Lee Matasi, the 23-year-old Vancouver skateboarder - the driving force behind Leeside skateboard park near the PNE - was shot and killed in the 300 block of Richards St. on just before 3:30 a.m. The accused is believed to have fired off a handgun a few minutes before fighting with the victim, who was fatally shot during the altercation. Alert officers spotted the suspect in an alley in the 500 block of Dunsmuir St where he was arrested and the handgun recovered. Neither the victim nor the suspect is known to the Vancouver Police. Dennis Robert White, 28, of Vancouver was arrested Saturday morning and charged Monday with second-degree murder. Vancouver 16th homicide Dec. 3, 2005 Killer sentenced to 16 years Guilty verdict 2 men surrender after shooting video released Men seen with alleged killer come forward to the police Police seek two men who accompanied accused killer |
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Vancouver Police Department is asking the driver responsible for a fatal collision with a pedestrian on November 30th to come forward. Jose Pineda, a 46-year-old Vancouver man, was struck by the car at 31st and Knight at 11:30 p.m. Part of a bumper was left behind at the scene and investigators now know that it belonged to a 1992 to 1997 Ford Probe or a Mazda Precidia, teal in colour. The piece of bumper came from the left front corner of the car. There were 31 fatal collisions in 2005, 17 of which were pedestrians. Police File #05-287629 Nov. 30, 2005 |
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DONALD WALL Donald Wall, a 49-year-old Vancouver man, died in the hospital this weekend in Vancouver’s 17th homicide of 2005. Police were called to the 2100 block of Wall St. on November 29th after two 911 calls were received about a stabbing in an apartment. There was a domestic dispute and Mr. Wall’s common-law wife, Martha Kahnapace, was arrested and charged with attempted murder. Investigators are now recommending 2nd degree murder charges for the 48-year-old woman. Vancouver 17th homicide Nov. 29, 2005 |
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TASHA LYNN ROSETTE On November 22, 2005 at approximately 12:20 pm, police responded to a 911 call from a residence in the 14200 block of 72nd avenue in Surrey. The body of a 21-year-old female was located in the residence. Police later learned that Tasha, who is survived by a 3-year-old daughter, was 4 months pregnant at the time of the murder. On Nov. 28, 2006 police announced that after a 1-year-long investigation investigators arrested Amjad Khan, 23, and Naim Mohammed Saghir, 23, both of Surrey for the murder. Amjad Khan was reported to have been in a relationship with Tasha. RCMP File #Surrey 2005-147738 Nov. 22, 2005 |
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On November 18, 2005 at approximately 9:45pm, police responded to a report of a two vehicle collision near the intersection of 160th street and 103rd avenue. A 25 year old male was located in one of the vehicles and was transported to hospital with serious injuries. The male victim has now been identified as 25-year-old Surrey resident Somsack Xoumanivong, 25, who died as a result of gunshot wound(s). The investigation is ongoing and investigators are currently looking for a suspect male passenger who was in the vehicle where Xoumanivong was found. This unknown suspect fled the scene in a waiting dark coloured vehicle before the police arrived. Police have no further description for release to this time. RCMP File #IHIT 2005-146143 Nov. 18, 2005 One dead in Surrey shooting |
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VICTORIA (Vicki) KATHLEEN FAWKES Investigators from the IHIT have confirmed that the body located yesterday in the 8000 block of Upper Prairie Road in Chilliwack, British Columbia is that of a female whose death is believed to be the result of foul play. The body was badly burned and this has complicated efforts to ascertain the victim’s identity. The victim has now been identified as Victoria Kathleen Fawkes,42. Fawkes, who was also known by the name of Vicki was a resident of Chilliwack who also frequented the Vancouver and Surrey area. Police believe that Fawkes was murdered at another location and was then transported, in a dark colored pick up truck, from that location to the site where her body was recovered. RCMP File #Chilliwack 2005-43131 Nov. 14, 2005 Chilliwack RCMP investigate after dead body found |
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On November 12, 2005 at approximately 9:15am, police responded to a 911 call from a residence in the 18300blk of 20th avenue in Surrey. The body of a 34-year-old female was located in the residence. An autopsy was conducted on Tuesday, November 15th, 2005. As a result of the autopsy, investigators were able to confirm that the body is that of a Caucasian female whose death is the result of foul play. On Saturday July 21, 2007 investigators of the IHIT arrested thirty-seven year-old Bradley John Benham, 37, of Surrey for the murder of his common-law wife Lisa Cubin. RCMP File #Surrey 2004-143373 Nov. 12, 2005 Dad arrested for wife's murder Man charged in 2005 death of wife |
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TIMOTHY WALTER PETERSON On November 11, 2005 at approximately 7:45pm, police were called to assist the BC Ambulance Service on a medical emergency call to an apartment in the 13200blk of 104th avenue in Surrey. The victim has now been identified as 45-year-old Timothy Walter Peterson of Surrey. Emergency personnel declared the victim deceased at scene. On Sunday, November 13, 2005, 21-year-old Orlando Pasqua was arrested without incident and has been charged with Manslaughter. The accused was known to the victim. RCMP File #Surrey 2005-143161 Nov. 11, 2005 |
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STANLEY WONG & JOHN PAUL LARKIN Vancouver police have tracked down the owner of a Porsche Cayenne that mowed down three pedestrians on Remembrance Day, killing one and seriously injuring another. 35-year-old Stanley Wong was killed in the hit-and-run and 31-year-old John Paul Larkin died Nov. 21 of injuries he suffered in the early morning Remembrance Day tragedy. Paul George Antunes, 31 was arrested Sept. 2006. Nov. 11, 2005 Fatal hit & run Porsche tracked down |
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NAME NOT RELEASED Constable Tim Fanning says the woman was crossing Kingsway near 34th Avenue when a white van hit her at 10:30 this morning. Nov. 10, 2005 Fatal hit and run |
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At 10:57 hrs Mission Detachment responded to a serious assault in which the victim later succumbed to his injuries. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called in to investigate this homicide in which a 26-year-old male has been killed. A second degree murder charge has been laid against Colen John Chapman, 33, recently of Mission and previously from Coquitlam. The deceased has been identified as 26 year old Cory Jackson Jonas. RCMP File #Mission 2005-14691/IHIT2005-41661 Nov. 2, 2005 |
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NAME NOT RELEASED At approximately 12:40 am, Surrey RCMP responded to a pedestrian-involved collision at the intersection of King George Highway and 102nd Avenue. A female pedestrian was struck by a northbound vehicle and died as the result of her injuries. The male driver of the car did not stop after the collision but was stopped and arrested by RCMP officers at 104 Avenue. The driver immediately became the subject of an impaired driving investigation. This investigation is ongoing. RCMP File #Surrey 2005-138656 Nov. 1, 2005 Fatal hit and run in Surrey |
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The younger brother of a Halloween night homicide victim has been charged with his death. Tejinder Singh Gill, 29, died after he was found critically injured at a house in the 9800 block of 116 Street about 4 a.m. on Tuesday. His 24-year-old brother, Parminder Singh Gill, has been charged with second-degree murder. RCMP File #IHIT 2005-138710 Oct. 31, 2005 |
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At 11:00 PM, Police responded to a report of a fight in the grounds of Cougar Creek Elementary School. BC Ambulance Service attended at scene to Harjit Saini, 19, who had been stabbed and died later from his injuries. Charged with murder is 19-year-old Surrey resident, Sukhpreet Singh Bains. Bains was not previously known to police and IHIT investigators do not believe this homicide to be drug or gang related. Several witnesses have come forward to provide information but investigators believe dozens of youth were present at the time of the homicide. Investigators renew their appeal for any witnesses who have not spoken to police to come forward and assist police in their investigation. RCMP File #Surrey 2005-138614 Oct. 31, 2005 Police concerned at escalating murder rate Chopper aids in bagging stabbing suspects |
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On Friday night two vehicles traveling east bound on Mary Hill road hit a cyclist. The first vehicle stopped and remained at the scene. The second vehicle left the scene immediately. The cyclist was Kyle Hegland a 24 year old male Port Coquitlam resident who succumbed to his injuries and died at the scene. File #Coquitlam 2005- 45822 Oct. 28, 2005 |
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Just before 4:00 pm, officers were called to Moody Park (corner of 8th street and 6th Ave) in uptown New Westminster pertaining to an argument between two adult females. The argument escalated and one female apparently stabbed the other. Shelly Westby, 47, of New Westminster was found deceased at the scene. Cheryl Lynn LaFlamme, 49, of New Westminster was taken into custody and has been charged with one count of Second Degree Murder. NWPS file 05-28578 Oct. 18, 2005 |
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BRIAN WAYNE KEARNS On October 18, 2005 at 2:44 AM, Police were called to a home in the 14100 block of 101st Ave. Upon attendance, it was determined that a recent homicide had occurred inside the residence. Human remains were found and an autopsy is pending. Police are not releasing further information about the victim or circumstances of the death at this time. The adult male occupant was arrested without incident by Surrey RCMP. A charge of second degree murder has been laid against Surrey resident, 42-year-old Jes Kormanak. RCMP File #Surrey 2005-132448 Oct. 18, 2005 |
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Vancouver Police say their investigation of the city's 15th murder of the year is frustrating because they have no idea why the 51-year old man was attacked. Tony Robertson was beaten and left for dead only seven blocks from his home. Vancouver Homicide #15 Oct. 8, 2005 Gay man beaten to death Killing Has Vancouver Gays On Edge Homicide of Tony Robertson |
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CARLA DACH A body dumped down the embankment to the Fraser River at the south end of Fraser Wood Way, has been identified as Carla Dach, 47 of Surrey. IHIT are appealing to the public in locating Dorothy Matsalla, 48, and Albert Trevor Peters, 44. Mr. Peters is a person of interest in the death of Carla Dach and investigators from IHIT are seeking the public's assistance in locating his whereabouts. File #Richmond 2005-127512 October 7, 2005 |
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Surrey RCMP now have identified the man found dead in a vehicle in the 136 hundred block of Grosvenor Road just before six this morning. They thought they were attending a motor vehicle accident but inside the car, they found the body of 27 year old Hardev Singh Sidhu. Sidhu is believed to have been involved in the drug trade. He was shot to death. RCMP File #Surrey 2005-124136 Sept. 30, 2005 Stepping up the ranks of Indo gangs Indo-Canadian gang violence appears to be escalating Indo-Canadian gangs gaining strength and organization |
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A woman was found dead in the 20200-block of 24th Ave. The body of the 45-year-old Langley resident was discovered on the road just after 2 a.m. Langley RCMP said she had been struck by a vehicle, and are still looking for an older model white van that was seen near the crash site. RCMP File #Langley 2005-34735 Sept. 26, 2005. |
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VANCOUVER - Police say the shooting death of a popular bartender was a targeted hit, but Constable Tim Fanning says they can't release where 31-year old Maria Yvette Monzon worked. Monzon's body was found in her car outside her home in the 14-hundred block of West 53rd Avenue late Friday afternoon. Vancouver Homicide #14 Sept. 24, 2005 Slain bartender's family pleads for public help What did she know? Homicide of Maria Yvette Monzon |
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CYRIL GERARD WEST Early Friday morning, police were called to an apartment complex near Commercial Drive and Pender where they found the body of 37-year old Cyril Gerard West in the courtyard. His girlfriend 35-year old Holly May Duncan is facing a second degree murder charge. Sept. 9, 2005 Police File #05-244958 Vancouver Homicide #13 |
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UY VAN NGUYEN On September 6, 2005 at 12:42 AM the Emergency Health Services personnel requested the assistance of the Langley RCMP at a residence situated in the 20200 block of 54 Avenue in Langley. Upon arrival police found a 25 year old man seriously injured. The male was immediately taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a few hours later. The victim was well known to police and investigators do not believe that this was a random act of violence. Sept. 6, 2005 RCMP File #Langley 2005-113363 |
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ALLISON MARGARET CROWE At approximately 8:00 AM members of the Surrey RCMP and Emergency Health Services responded to a report of an adult woman laying in an SUV-type vehicle. The vehicle was parked at the rear of the Real Canadian Superstore situated at 7550 King George Highway. Jason Eric Hammerstrom, 34, of Surrey has been charged with second degree murder in the death of Allison Margaret Crowe, 37, also of Surrey. RCMP File #Surrey 2005-112121 Sept. 3, 2005 |
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MICHELLE CAROLINE CHOINIERE A grieving aunt says the skeletal remains of her niece, a missing woman from Surrey, have been found in the Fraser Valley (Jan. 2008) where police allege a "serial killer" is preying on sex-trade workers. Michelle Caroline Choiniere was involved in prostitution and drug use, a profile similar to that of three women who have been linked to accused serial killer Davey Mato Butorac. Missing Sept 2005 RCMP has a suspect Remains found in Fraser Valley |
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LEXI MADSEN & HARTINDER (Harry) GILL At around 9:30pm, several calls were made to 911 about shots fired near College Park Place. That's near the University College of the Fraser Valley. Reports are that the shooting happened in a Cal-Tire parking lot and two people were found dead near a vehicle. The shooting of Hartinder (Harry) Gill, 26, on Sunday marks the third time in the past 13 months an Indo-Canadian man has been killed in Abbotsford. In the latest shootout Lexi Madsen, 26, of Mission was killed along with Gill. Aug. 28, 2005 Two dead in shooting Double slaying in Abbotsford Seven Indo-Canadians murdered so far this year Gangs killing each other Stepping up the ranks of Indo gangs |
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Sunday at approximately 11:50 am Coquitlam RCMP received numerous 911 calls advising that there was a disturbance at a residence in the 1100 block of Westwood Ave in Coquitlam, BC. Police responded and found that a serious assault had taken place. Two female victims were located. One was transported to hospital with serious injuries, the second had succumbed to her injuries. A male was arrested at the scene and is in police custody. Eli Lechtman, 79, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Ludmila Gechtman, 81. RCMP File #Coquitlam 2005-36679 August 28th, 2005 |
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