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Three charged for Jonathan Bacon murder One accused has survived three targeted shootings
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Three men have been charged with the first-degree murder of Jonathan Bacon, formerly of Abbotsford, and the attempted murder of four others in Kelowna in August 2011. In a press conference held Monday in Delta, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) announced that Jujhar KhunKhun of Surrey, Michael Kerry Hunter Jones of Gibsons, and Jason Thomas McBride of North Vancouver were arrested last Friday. CFSEU Chief Supt. Dan Malo said the arrests were part of an 18-month investigation, called E-Nitrogen, and were made after 100 officers in Vancouver, Kelowna and Toronto executed simultaneous search warrants. Khun-Khun, 25, who has survived three targeted shoot-
Jujhar Khun-Khun has been charged along with two others in the shooting of Jonathan Bacon.
ings believed to be in retaliation for Bacon’s death, was arrested at his residence in Surrey, while Jones, 25, was arrested at his home in Vancouver. McBride, 37, was arrested in Toronto, where he had recently moved, but has been transferred to B.C.
All three have been remanded in custody. Bacon, 30, a key player in the Red Scorpions gang, was in a Porsche Cayenne SUV with four other people when they were shot at on Aug. 14, 2011 outside of the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna. The shooting wounded Hells Angel Larry Amero, Independent Soldier James Riach, and Lyndsey Black, while Leah Hadden-Watts was paralyzed. Malo said police believe the “cascade of violence,” which has continued since the Kelowna incident, began with the fatal shooting of Gurmit Dhak in October 2010 in a parking lot at Burnaby’s Metrotown shopping centre. “There have been several homicides that have occurred in the last 18 months, with the flashpoint being that of Gurmit Dhak …. that caused
Jonathan Bacon, formerly of Abbotsford, was gunned down in Kelowna in August 2011.
groups to align that we haven’t seen align in the past,” said RCMP Sgt. Rob Vermeulen at the press conference. Khun-Khun was critically injured in that shooting, and was also shot at in Surrey one month after Bacon’s killing. Since Bacon’s death, several other high-profile gangsters
have been killed or targeted, including Sandip Duhre, who was gunned down in a Vancouver restaurant in January 2012. Sukh Dhak died in November 2012 after being shot in the lobby of the Executive Inn Hotel and Conference Centre in Burnaby. His bodyguard Thomas Mantel was also killed. Last month, Manjinder Hairan was fatally gunned down near 127 Street and 112B Avenue in the Bridgeview area of Surrey. Khun-Khun was again critically wounded in that incident. Khun-Khun was also arrested last September in Abbotsford in a car that was allegedly seen pulling away from the scene of a driveby shooting on Bradner Road, but no charges were laid. Malo said the investigation surrounding the Kelowna shooting is ongoing.
Sheldon Kennedy brings anti-bullying message to UFV kennedy
Sheldon Kennedy is returning to UFV on Pink Shirt Day to bring his personal message of empowering individuals to stand up to bullying and abuse. Kennedy will be featured on Wednesday, Feb. 27 as part of the President’s Leadership Lecture Series at 4:30 p.m. in the lecture theatre (room B101) at the Abbotsford campus (33844 King Rd.). The former pro hockey player was the
first to accuse coach Graham James of abusing junior hockey players. That led to a conviction and, eventually, further charges. Kennedy chose to “out” himself as a victim in order to expose a problem that had been hidden away in sport. Since then, he has devoted his professional life to abuse prevention and education. In recognition of his bravery and ongo-
‘Where does it end ... when will it stop?’
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that Abbotsford Police are investigating the incident and that witnesses would be helpful. “It’s still an ongoing investigation,” he said. A strapping rugby, football and soccer-playing student at W.J. Mouat, Cameron doesn’t look like he’d be the victim of bullies. He said he hasn’t told his friends or teammates about the bullying and has tried to ignore the bullies and not engage. He isn’t sure why things escalated, other than last year while playing football at lunch he overthrew a ball that nearly hit one of the boys. Then what started as name-
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calling and schoolyard scuffles in middle school escalated to the perpetrators slapping his face, chasing him across four lanes of traffic on Clearbrook Road and then pushing him in front of oncoming traffic. “The day they pushed me I was walking home by myself and they were ahead of me. They were saying stuff and looking back at me and slowed down. I tried walking around them on the grass and they pushed me onto the street. The driver of the blue Honda swerved around me, pulled over and stopped,” said Cameron. “He was a nice guy, maybe in his 30s and about six feet tall.” Cameron, embarrassed and in shock, didn’t get the driver’s name.
ing work to prevent abuse, bullying and harassment, UFV conferred an honorary doctorate on Kennedy in 2012. Prior to his presentation, Kenny will make an appearance at Alumni Hall before heading at 3:30 p.m. to the UFV bookstore to sign his book Why I Didn’t Say Anything. All proceeds from the sale of pink merchandise at UFV go toward the student emergency fund.
Pink Shirt Day rally
His mother said without charges she fears the boys won’t stop and encourages other families encountering bullying to keep pushing for serious consequences. “Where does it end and when will it stop? How many Amanda Todd situations need to occur before something actually happens? I am all for Anti-Bullying Day, but wearing a pink shirt one day a year won’t fix this epidemic. “We are speaking out, knowing full well it may bring on more retaliation from these boys, because we are breaking the silence.” Anyone with information is asked to call the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225.
The Abbotsford Youth Commission (AYC) hosts a rally on Pink Shirt Day to promote Bullying Awareness. The rally will be held Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the AYC Youth Centre at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre, 2499 McMillan Rd., starting at 3:30 p.m. Abbotsford Police, AYC staff, youth, university students and the public will stand together to recognize the seriousness of this issue in the community. “Bullying is a serious issue for youth in Abbotsford and we believe that it is essential that we provide every opportunity possible for young people to learn more about what they can do to prevent bullying,” said Bev Olfert, AYC executive director. She said Pink Shirt Day is a tangible way for youth to show that they are committed to stand up against bullying.
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