THE Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) on Monday identified the victim of the shooting that occurred on Saturday, September 21 in the Township of Langley, near Willoughby, as 38-year-old Johnathan Hebrada-Walters, of Edmonton, Alberta.
Hebrada-Walters was known to police and initial information indicates that this shooting was a targeted event, linked to the ongoing BC Gang Conflict.
On September 21 at approximately 6 p.m., Langley RCMP responded to shots fired in the area of 196 Street and 84 Avenue. Responding officers located two men suffering from gunshot wounds. One of the victims succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
The other victim, located at 208 Street and 78 Avenue, was taken to hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
(According to some media reports, the vehicle was shot at in the 19600-block of 84th Avenue. Global News showed a body covered with a tarp at that spot. Apparently the other person then drove the vehicle to 208 Street south of 80th Avenue from where he was transported by an ambulance to hospital.)
IHIT said that forensic examinations at both scenes have been completed and homicide investigators continue to canvass for CCTV footage and witnesses.
IHIT said that the surviving victim, whose name is not being released, was also known to police.
However, The VOICE had reported on Saturday that “an injured male, according to some sources, is a South Asian with the first name Barinder.” We had deliberately left out his last name at the time.
Police sources have now confirmed to The VOICE that he is Barinder Dhaliwal.
According to The Abbotsford News’ Vikki Hopes, Barinder (Brian) “Shrek” Dhaliwal, was the suspected target of a drive-by shooting in 2011 at a home on Bradner Road and was an associate of the Bacon brothers. In 2011, Jarrod Bacon alleged in wiretap evidence presented at his drug-conspiracy trial that Brian could front the $3 million in cash for cocaine.
In September 2012, there was another drive-by shooting in which a man got shot in the arm. Following that incident, police installed video surveillance cameras on Bradner Road near the home.
Brian was shot in July 2013 on Downes Road and went to a hospital with a gunshot wound.
In 2016, he was charged with four weapons offences and pleaded guilty to one in 2018. He was sentenced to a one-year prison term.
His brother, Harpreet (Harb) Dhaliwal, was the victim of shootings in 2017 in Abbotsford and in December 2018 at Lansdowne Mall in Richmond. Harpreet was shot dead outside Cardero’s restaurant near Coal Harbour Quay and Cardero Street on April 17, 2021. He was reportedly linked to the Brothers Keepers gang.
Another brother, Meninder Dhaliwal, survived a shooting in March 2019 in Richmond. Meninder was shot dead on July 24, 2022, in Whistler along with Satindera Gill.
IHIT Staff-Sgt. David Lee said: “This investigation continues to unfold. We are in contact with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of BC (CFSEU-BC) as well as policing partners in Alberta to determine how these victims are linked to one another.”
IHIT is asking for anyone with CCTV or dashcam in the areas of 196 Street / 84 Avenue and 208 Street / 78 Avenue, between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on September 21, to contact IHIT at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
