Killers dumped vehicle in North Vancouver after fatal shooting: IHIT

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The video shows two suspected murderers walking calmly away from a dark blue Mazda they parked in North Vancouver after the fatal shooting of gangster Milad Rahimi on Friday afternoon.

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Mar 15, 2022 • 11 minutes ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation

Det.-Cpl. Sukhi Dhesi holds up a photo of Milad Rahimi, 34. Rahimi, who had gang links, was the victim of a public shooting in a supermarket parking lot in North Vancouver on Friday, March 11, 2022.
Det.-Cpl. Sukhi Dhesi holds up a photo of Milad Rahimi, 34. Rahimi, who had gang links, was the victim of a public shooting in a supermarket parking lot in North Vancouver on Friday, March 11, 2022. Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG

Homicide investigators have released video showing two suspected murderers walking calmly away from a dark blue Mazda they parked in North Vancouver after the fatal shooting of gangster Milad Rahimi on Friday afternoon.

The two are wearing black jackets and medical masks. One stops to tie his shoe a short distance away from the Mazda, which was parked in the 300-block of Tempe Crescent about six kilometers from where the murder happened.

Det.-Cpl. Sukhi Dhesi, of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, said someone returned to the vehicle Saturday evening to light it on fire, prompting 911 calls.

Milad Rahimi, who had ties to gangs in BC and nationally, was gunned down in a North Vancouver Superstore parking lot on March 11, 2022.
Milad Rahimi, who had ties to gangs in BC and nationally, was gunned down in a North Vancouver Superstore parking lot on March 11, 2022. Photo by IHIT

Firefighters and police determined the vehicle was the same car seen outside the Real Canadian Superstore, at 333 Seymour Blvd. when Rahimi was shot to death in the parking lot about 2:45 pm Friday.

Rahimi, 34, and his older brother Mohammed, 36, have been connected to a variety of Lower Mainland gangs over the past 15 years. Mohammed, known as Mo, remains a fugitive after being charged in 2015 with extortion and unlawful confinement.

The suspect in Friday's shooting in North Vancouver fled in a newer model dark blue Mazda 3 hatchback.
The suspect in Friday’s shooting in North Vancouver fled in a newer model dark blue Mazda 3 hatchback. Photo by HANDOUT/IHIT /PNG

Dhesi described the driver of the stolen Mazda “as wearing the following: a black hoodie, gray pants with either patchwork or a torn pattern, black shoes, wearing a medical mask and carrying a gray backpack with a single strap.”

She said “the passenger exiting the Mazda 3 is described as wearing a three-quarter length black jacket with a hood. The jacket at a very distinct white symbol on the left shoulder, gray pants, and black shoes.”

Detective Corporal Sukhi DHESI of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT)
Detective Corporal Sukhi DHESI of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) Photo by NICK PROCAYLO /PNG

Anyone who saw the pair either Friday around the time of the shooting or Saturday when the vehicle was set on fire is asked to contact investigators at 1-877-551-4448 or hit[email protected].

“We are urging the public to look carefully at these images and video in order to assist IHIT investigators to identify these individuals,” Dhesi said. “If anyone recognizes or saw these people in the 300-block Tempe Crescent, North Vancouver or in the surrounding area, you’re asked to contact IHIT immediately. She said investigators are also looking for both dash cam or security video footage around the area where the car was found, both on the afternoon of March 11 between 2:30 and 3:30 pm and on March 12 between 6:30 and 7 pm

On scene at a shooting in the parking lot at the North Vancouver Superstore on March 11, 2022.
On scene at a shooting in the parking lot at the North Vancouver Superstore on March 11, 2022. Photo by Jeremy Liddle /PNG

Police have still not determined whether Rahimi’s murder is linked to the on-going Lower Mainland gang conflict or some personal historic dispute he and his brother had with others.

The Rahimi brothers were once part of a North Shore gang called the Red Lions. Some of the Lions merged with others to form the Red Scorpions in 2005. They have also been connected to the Hells Angels and the United Nations gang.

The Rahimis were considered by police to be independent contractors in organized crime, working for the highest bidder.

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