Man, 18, fatally shot while travelling on Highway 1 through Burnaby

 

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Man, 18, fatally shot while travelling on Highway 1 through Burnaby

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Man, 18, fatally shot while travelling on Highway 1 through Burnaby

 

Joseph Ruttle

© Provided by Vancouver SunMan, 18, fatally shot while travelling on Highway 1 through Burnaby

 

 

Two men travelling along the Trans-Canada Highway in Burnaby Saturday afternoon were shot, leaving the passenger dead and the driver in hospital with a gunshot wound.

Burnaby RCMP responded to Highway 1 at the Kensington Avenue overpass at about 2:30 p.m. after the driver called 911.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over and is asking for witnesses and dash-cam footage from the area. IHIT is also working with the regional anti-gang unit as the shooting is likely linked to the ongoing B.C. gang conflict.

The passenger was 18-year-old Meysam Zaki. The driver is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; police are not releasing his name.

“We are releasing Mr. Zaki’s name in hopes that witnesses will come forward who can assist us in building a timeline of his whereabouts in the time leading to his death,” said Sgt. Timothy Pierotti of IHIT. “Any associates of Mr. Zaki or the second victim are urged to speak with police. IHIT is committed to bring justice for this young man’s family.”

 

 

The precise location of the shooting hasn’t been determined, but police do have a suspect vehicle: a black Mercedes Benz SUV. That vehicle was found burning about two hours later on Eastlawn Drive, near Beecher Park, in Burnaby.

IHIT says the victims were targeted and there is no ongoing risk to the public.

Anyone with dash-cam video who was travelling west on Highway 1 in Burnaby between 2 and 3 p.m., or was in the area of Beecher Park between noon and 5 p.m., is asked to call the IHIT tip line at 1-877-551-4448 or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca .

— With a file from Cayley Dobie

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