The killing of 24-year-old Gary Kang has police across Metro Vancouver bracing for possible retribution after the high-profile gangster was gunned down in his family home in South Surrey, Wednesday. Kang was gunned down in the Morgan Heights home near 161st Street and 30th Avenue around 5 a.m. About 40 minutes later a torched vehicle was found near the Langley RCMP detachment.

SURREY – The killing of a well known Indo-Canadian gangster this week in Surrey could spark more killings in the ongoing lower mainland gang war or what the police has dubbed as “gang conflict”.

The killing of 24-year-old Gary Kang has police across Metro Vancouver bracing for possible retribution after the high-profile gangster was gunned down in his family home in South Surrey, Wednesday.

Kang was gunned down in the Morgan Heights home near 161st Street and 30th Avenue around 5 a.m. About 40 minutes later a torched vehicle was found near the Langley RCMP detachment.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is calling on the public to help further its investigation into the shooting death of a man at his residence in the Morgan Heights neighbourhood of Surrey, B.C.

IHIT is working with the I-Teams, the Surrey RCMP, the Langley RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service to gather evidence. An extensive canvass for video evidence and witnesses is underway. It is believed there is more than one suspect involved in the shooting.

Kang was known to police and his murder is believed to be a targeted event with linkages to the ongoing Lower Mainland gang conflict.

 “It is too early to offer a motive behind this morning’s shooting but given what we know of Kang’s history with gang activity, we will be engaging with our gang enforcement partners,” says Sergeant Frank Jang of IHIT.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca. Should you wish to remain anonymous, please contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Kang was out on bail at the time, pending the resolution of gun, drug and gang charges. According to a Vancouver Sun report, he had made a secret plea deal with prosecutors and was awaiting sentencing.

Kang was charged with 13 others in 2018, following a Vancouver police operation that netted more than $1.6 million in cash and jewelry, collector cars worth about $350,000, 93 guns and 59 “prohibited items” including a pressure cooker bomb.

Police also seized more than 9.5 kg of fentanyl and nearly 40 kg of other illegal drugs.

The investigation targeted the Kang/Latimer group, which police at the time described as a family criminal operation with links to the Red Scorpion Gang, including Jamie Bacon and Kyle Latimer.

Kang’s brother Sarmeet was also allegedly involved, as well has his brother Randy, prior to his murder in 2017.

Gary Kang was injured in, but survived the 2017 hit that killed his brother.

On Wednesday, police warned that Kang’s slaying, which investigators believe was targeted, could be met with reprisals.

It was the third fatal shooting in Surrey in two weeks. Two teens – a 19-year-old Indo-Canadian and 14-year-old boy – were killed in Surrey last week.