Homicide investigators have released the identity of the 23-year-old man gunned down on his way to work in Abbotsford Monday morning.
Cpl. Meghan Foster, of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, said the victim is Satkar Singh Sidhu had no criminal record, but was known to police.
Sidhu was shot in the 30500-block of Steelhead Court about 9:30 a.m. Abbotsford police tailed a suspect vehicle to Mission where three men were arrested.
But Foster said they have now been released as the investigation continues.
“It is still early in the investigation, and investigators are trying to determine what involvement, if any, the three males had in the homicide. They have since been released from custody, and are not facing any criminal charges,” she said. “IHIT’s focus is on the homicide investigation, and any questions regarding public safety can be forwarded to the respective community.”
Foster said that “from the evidence gathered so far, police believe that Mr. Sidhu’s murder was targeted, and is linked to other gang violence that has occurred in the Lower Mainland.”
“This homicide was a brazen shooting that occurred in a quiet residential neighbourhood, and fortunately no one else was hurt,” she said. “Having association to or involvement with the gang life comes with many risks. There are people who have information about what happened, and they need to step forward.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact IHIT at 1-877-551-4448 or ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
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