Arrests in Whistler shooting

Several people have been arrested after the fatal shooting in Whistler Sunday of a Brothers Keepers gangster who lost his own brother to a targeted hit in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour last year.

At the time of the shooting near the Sundial Hotel in the heart of Whistler Village, BK member Meninder Dhaliwal, 29, was with a friend named Satindera Gill, who was not involved in the gang.

Dhaliwal died at the scene, while Gill passed away of his injuries later at the local health centre.

Dhaliwal’s older brother Harb was shot to death in Coal Harbour on April 17, 2021.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed late Sunday that the shooting is linked to the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict. “As a result of the dynamic response and rapid evidence collection by officers, Seato-Sky RCMP were able to locate and apprehend multiple individuals,” Sgt. Timothy Pierotti said, adding that a burning vehicle found afterwards in the 3300-block of Ptarmigan Place is linked to the murders. “Though this was a brazen daytime shooting in a busy village, there is not believed to be any further risk to the public, thanks to the quick response of the Sea-to-Sky RCMP members.”

Gruesome video of Dhaliwal and Gill lying face down in pools of blood began circulating shortly after the midday shooting. Also circulating were shots of a vehicle being pulled over by police near Squamish.

Scott Cargo, an employee at nearby Fanatyk Co. Ski and Cycle, said he was standing outside the store at around noon when he heard gunshots.

“It was like 10 shots, rapid fire. I lived in Kelowna for 30 years, I’ve heard gunshots before,” he told Postmedia. “Then this 10-year-old kid comes running by our store and says ‘there’s guys shooting down there’ and he kept on running. I said, ‘You can come in.’ But he just kept on going.”