Two people are dead and two suspects have been arrested following a broad daylight shooting in Whistler, BC Sunday afternoon..Shortly after 12 p.m. Sunday the Sea-to-Sky Whistler RCMP responded to the Sundial Boutique Hotel after two men had been shot — one of whom died at the scene. The second man succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment at a local medical clinic, police say..Officers located and arrested two suspects near Squamish and a vehicle believed to be connected to the shooting was found burning in the 3300-block of Whistler's Ptarmigan Place..The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has since taken over the case and is working closely with other agencies, including the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), the province’s anti-gang agency..The victims have been identified as Satindera Gill and Meninder Dhaliwal, both of whom were known to police and one of whom — Dhaliwal — was believed to be a member of the Brothers Keepers..Dhaliwal’s brother Harb was gunned down in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour on April 17, 2021. A member of Harb’s group chased the shooter down, stabbing him in the eye. That person is said to have been Dhaliwal, however he was never charged for the stabbing.. Meninder DhaliwalMeninder Dhaliwal .Evidently, IHIT says the Sunday shooting is believed to be targeted and connected to the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict..“Though this was a brazen daytime shooting in a busy village, there is not believed to be any further risk to the public, thanks to the quick response of the Sea-to-Sky RCMP members” said IHIT’s Sgt. Timothy Pierotti. .“Anyone who was in the area of Sundial Crescent or Blueberry Drive, where the burning vehicle was located, between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. with dash camera footage is asked to contact IHIT immediately.”.Graphic videos circulating social media show Gill and Dhaliwal laying face down outside the Sundial Hotel after the shooting.
Two people are dead and two suspects have been arrested following a broad daylight shooting in Whistler, BC Sunday afternoon..Shortly after 12 p.m. Sunday the Sea-to-Sky Whistler RCMP responded to the Sundial Boutique Hotel after two men had been shot — one of whom died at the scene. The second man succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment at a local medical clinic, police say..Officers located and arrested two suspects near Squamish and a vehicle believed to be connected to the shooting was found burning in the 3300-block of Whistler's Ptarmigan Place..The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has since taken over the case and is working closely with other agencies, including the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), the province’s anti-gang agency..The victims have been identified as Satindera Gill and Meninder Dhaliwal, both of whom were known to police and one of whom — Dhaliwal — was believed to be a member of the Brothers Keepers..Dhaliwal’s brother Harb was gunned down in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour on April 17, 2021. A member of Harb’s group chased the shooter down, stabbing him in the eye. That person is said to have been Dhaliwal, however he was never charged for the stabbing.. Meninder DhaliwalMeninder Dhaliwal .Evidently, IHIT says the Sunday shooting is believed to be targeted and connected to the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict..“Though this was a brazen daytime shooting in a busy village, there is not believed to be any further risk to the public, thanks to the quick response of the Sea-to-Sky RCMP members” said IHIT’s Sgt. Timothy Pierotti. .“Anyone who was in the area of Sundial Crescent or Blueberry Drive, where the burning vehicle was located, between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. with dash camera footage is asked to contact IHIT immediately.”.Graphic videos circulating social media show Gill and Dhaliwal laying face down outside the Sundial Hotel after the shooting.
