Police believe Jatinder 'Michael' Sandhu, 28, was an innocent victim. He was killed in the 14300-block of 90A Avenue on July 23, 2016. "It's devastating, so hard," said Jatinder's mother Kal Sandhu, expressing her deep loss. "He was very loving, caring, very respectful," she said of her son. "Helpful and kind-hearted."

SURREY — The grieving Indo-Canadian mother of a Surrey man who was shot in the head while sitting in a car parked in a Whalley driveway last July 23rd is pleading for people with information that could help solve this crime to contact police.

Police believe Jatinder "Michael" Sandhu, 28, was an innocent victim. He was killed in the 14300-block of 90A Avenue.

Sandhu was Surrey's fifth homicide victim of 2016. He did not have a criminal record.

"It's devastating, so hard," Kal Sandhu said of her loss.

"He was very loving, caring, very respectful," she said of Jatinder. "Helpful, kindhearted."

She asks anyone with information to contact the IHIT tip-line at 1-877-551-4448.

Jatinder had gone for a coffee with his friend Sean Pasha after having dinner with his parents on the night of his murder.

When they returned to Sean’s home, they were talking about each other’s weddings on his driveway when the pair was gunned down.

Pasha’s family, including his eight-week-old niece were inside the house at the time of the shooting.

Sean was shot on the shoulder and survived – but Jatinder was shot in the arm and the head and did not survive.

Police released a statement saying the shooting was targeted, but his family had disputed that, saying it couldn’t be further from the truth.

According to his family Jatinder did really well at school and was just getting ready to get his Real Estate license.

Police later said Jatinder did not possessed a criminal record nor was he believed to be involved in the current gang conflict. They added that friends and family members of individuals involved in the street lifestyle could become collateral damage of violent disputes.

In this case it’s believed that one of Sean relatives allegedly might have  been caught up in the Surrey gang conflict.