Corrections officer mistakenly killed in B.C.’s gang war

DELTA — Police say an off-duty corrections officer who was gunned down in a Walmart parking lot in Delta was killed in a case of mistaken identity.

The Delta Police Department said investigators believe Bikramdeep Randhawa was shot because his killers thought he was part of the Lower Mainland gang conflict.

Police said they are confident they have identified the suspects involved in the murder.

Deputy Chief Harj Sidhu said it’s a tragedy to see an innocent person caught up in such senseless violence.

Police said they are publicly relaying to Randhawa’s family and B.C. Corrections Services that their investigation of the his death is a priority.

The 29-year-old was gunned down in his vehicle in the store parking lot in May last year in what police have said was a “shocking” disregard for public safety.