US EditionMan shot, killed in Burnaby had connection to B.C. gang conflict, investigators say
Dilraj Singh Gill, 28, was fatally shot in a gang-related targeted attack; police found a connected burning vehicle and confirmed no increased public risk, authorities said.
- On January 22, 2026, Dilraj Singh Gill, 28, Vancouver resident, was fatally shot near the 3700 block of Canada Way in Burnaby, and the Lower Mainland Integrated Homicide Investigation Team took over the case.
- Investigators say the shooting was likely targeted and linked to British Columbia gang conflict, with the victim Gill known to police; Burnaby RCMP see no further public threat after Thursday's killing.
- Shortly after the shooting, police discovered a burning vehicle in the 5000 block of Buxton Street, which investigators confirmed was linked to the homicide and deliberately torched to destroy evidence.
- By Friday morning, streets were reopened after a significant police presence Thursday evening; BC Emergency Health Services said paramedics attended with one ambulance with primary care paramedics and one ambulance with advanced care paramedics but did not transport anyone.
- Authorities have urged anyone with dashcam or CCTV from Canada Way to Willingdon Avenue and Buxton Street to contact IHIT, as gang-related tactics are suspected, investigators say.
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Indian-origin man shot dead in Canada, police suspect targeted gang-linked attack
Police said Gill was known to them, and the shooting “appears to have a nexus to the British Columbia Gang conflict”; Shortly after the shooting, police located a vehicle engulfed in flames in Buxton Street.
28-year-old Indian-origin man shot dead in Canada's Burnaby; police suspect gang war
An Indian-origin man was shot dead in the Burnaby town of Canada earlier this week and the police suspect that his killing could be linked to a gang war, according to officials. The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Dilraj Singh Gill, who was a resident of Vancouver and was shot dead on January 22 (Thursday) near the 3700 block of Canada Way in Burnaby. Canadian media reported that Gill had been in connection with the police and had a cr…
Indian-origin man shot dead in Canada’s Burnaby, police suspect gang war link
An Indian-origin man was shot dead in Canada’s Burnaby town on January 22, with police suspecting the killing is linked to the ongoing gang conflict in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland region. Investigators have described the incident as a targeted shooting connected to the wider BC gang war.
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