SURREY, B.C. — Homicide investigators in Surrey, B.C., said the killers of a Sikh temple leader likely escaped in a vehicle that had been waiting for at least…
Sgt. Timothy Pierotti said Wednesday that police are urging residents near Surrey’s Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara to check their vehicles’ dash cameras for possible video of either the suspects or the getaway car in the shooting death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Pierotti told a news conference that after shooting Nijjar outside the temple, the men are believed to have escaped on foot through a nearby park where they met an awaiting vehicle on the other side.Pierotti said investigators have no reason to believe the Sikh community is at risk because the shooting of Nijjar was targeted.Article content
His lawyer, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has said Nijjar’s safety had been threatened after a reward was offered by the Indian government for his arrest.
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