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surrey police identify man killed in barrage of gunfire saturday

by cheryl chan and joseph ruttle
published mar 29, 2026
last updated mar 31, 2026
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the man killed in a shooting at a surrey townhouse complex is believed to have links to the drug trade and organized crime, police said.
jasman sekhon died after he was shot in the 15100-block of 60th avenue in surrey’s sullivan heights neighbourhood saturday evening.
sekhon, 27, had previous interactions with police and is believed to be involved with drugs, sgt. freda fong of the integrated homicide investigation team said on monday. the shooting is believed to be targeted and gang-related.
“this was a brazen shooting in what is usually a quiet neighbourhood,” fong said in a statement. “investigators are working diligently to determine the circumstances surrounding the homicide and identifying all parties involved.”
handout photo of jasman sekhon, 27. ihit identifies victim of sullivan heights shooting, from march 28, 2026.
handout photo of jasman sekhon, 27. ihit identifies victim of sullivan heights shooting, from march 28, 2026. ihit
a barrage of gunfire was captured by a home security video obtained by ctv news. in it, at least two dozen shots could be heard in quick succession. someone could also be heard screaming.
the incident occurred at around 6:40 p.m. sekhon died at the scene.
on monday, police identified sekhon in the hopes of getting information that would help with its investigation.
damage after a shooting on saturday in surrey.
damage after a shooting on saturday in surrey.
scene of a fatal shooting in complex at 15177 60th avenue in surrey.
scene of a fatal shooting in complex at 15177 60th avenue in surrey. arlen redekop / png
about 15 minutes after the shooting, police found a blue hyundai suv in flames in the area of 186th street and 44th avenue in a semi-rural area, about 10 kilometres away. burning the getaway vehicle is common in gang hits in the lower mainland.
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investigators are looking for information and video from people who were at either the townhouse complex or the site where the burnt vehicle was found on march 28 between 6 and 7:30 p.m.
anyone with information is asked to call the ihit information line at 1-877-551-4448 or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
chchan@postmedia.com
jruttle@postmedia.com

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