Man charged with murder in deaths of Jagvir Malhi and Randeep Kang
Credit to Author: Nick Eagland| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 00:31:38 +0000
A 21-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Jagvir Malhi and Randeep Kang.
Tyrel Hieu Nguyen Quesnelle was arrested Friday and charges against him were approved by the B.C. Prosecution Service, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said in a news release.
Kang, 27, was shot and killed on Oct. 27, 2017, in the 11300-block of Alpen Place in Surrey.
Malhi, 19, was shot and killed on Nov. 12, 2018, around Ross and Simpson roads in Abbotsford.
IHIT investigators worked with local detachments in both cases.
The homicide team said that after months of co-ordinated investigation, they linked both shootings to the same suspect. The investigation was made possible due to its partnerships with Abbotsford police and Surrey RCMP, along with experts and special sections in the B.C. RCMP, investigators said.
Randeep Kang, left, with Sam Kang (right) and a friend, Malkiat Kahlon (middle) in undated photo. A murder charge has been laid in the killing of Randeep Kang in 2017.
IHIT worked with the Edmonton Police Service, Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit and Alberta RCMP to make the arrest Friday.
“The arrest today was the result of the tireless efforts of all our investigators and partners,” IHIT Cpl. David Lee said in a news release.
“But the investigation continues and we are committed to resolving this to its fullest.”
Earlier this month, IHIT announced that Malhi had not been the intended victim of the shooting, which happened in Abbotsford near an elementary school closed for the Remembrance Day statutory holiday.
Jagvir Malhi has been identified by friends as victim of a fatal shooting Monday in Abbotsford.
“Jagvir Malhi was a young university student with no history of criminality; however, there were some individuals in his life that were involved in the Lower Mainland gang conflict,” said IHIT Sgt. Frank Jang.
Kang was shot and killed in a targeted hit that left his brother Gary wounded. He was “known to police and associated to gang activity,” investigators said in 2017.
Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT information line at 1-877-551- IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca. Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
— With files from Kim Bolan, Tiffany Crawford and Jennifer Saltman