HITMAN Tyrel Nguyen (Tyrel Hieu Nguyen Quesnelle), 24, who was found guilty of the first-degree murder of rival gangster Randy (Randeep) Kang, 27, and unintended victim Jagvir Malhi, 19, by the B.C. Supreme Court last November, has been automatically sentenced to life in prison without parole for 25 years.

Kang was killed in October 2017 in Surrey.

Malhi, a university student, was killed in November 2018 in Abbotsford as he was mistaken for his brother.

Nguyen was also convicted in the attempted murder of Randy Kang’s brother, Gary, and Camilo Alonso.

Nguyen has been in custody since December 2019.

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ON Friday, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said in a press release that on December 20, 2019, following over two years of investigation, IHIT investigators with the assistance of the Edmonton Police Service, CFSEU-BC and the Alberta RCMP, arrested Nguyen for the murders of Kang and Malhi.

On November 27, 2023, following a 10-month long trial, a decision was rendered in Vancouver Supreme Court, with Nguyen being found guilty of the first-degree murders of Randeep Kang and Jagvir Malhi, as well as two counts of attempted murder, resulting from the incident on October 2017.

On January 11, 2024, Nguyen was sentenced to life imprisonment, with no eligibility for parole for 25 years.

“What began as two separate investigations became a coordinated effort, made possible due to IHIT’s integration and strong partnerships with Abbotsford Police Department and the Surrey RCMP,” said IHIT Sgt. Timothy Pierotti of IHIT. “This was a complex investigation.  I’m incredibly proud of all those that worked on this investigation and persevered over the passed seven years.”