This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.The man fatally shot outside a sports complex in Langley, B.C., has been identified by police as a long-time gang associate targeted in what investigators believe is an intensifying gangland conflict that has simmered for almost two decades.
Assistant Comm. Manny Mann, chief officer of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, the south coast agency focused on gang conflict, says Gouwenberg had been connected to the United Nations gang for almost 20 years.
He says the situation has flared again, as tensions dating back to 2008 and 2009 between the United Nations gang and rivals including the Red Scorpions, Independent Soldiers and the Wolf Pack are aggravated by the emergence of new players.“Contributing factors to this include the connection to past conflicts and incidents, new and quickly changing alliances, family connections, competition over drug lines, backstabbing and debt collection,” said Mann.
Clearly they need to collect up all the registered handguns out of the licensed owners safes in order to stop this carnage... nobrainer
Problem seems to be systemic criminality
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