Munroop Hayer, 27, was arrested at the scene of the crime where his friend Riyad Rasheed was gunned down. Hayer, who has been charged in a 2019 murder, appeared in Surrey Provincial Court last week on one count of first-degree murder in the 2019 Remembrance Day slaying of Andrew James Baldwin. Hayer’s next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 16.

By DESIBUZZCanada Staff

SURREY - A wanted Indo-Canadian gangster from Surrey was arrested after he showed up at the scene of a fatal shooting that happened the night before involving another South Asian gangland figure, who was gunned down outside the Shoppers Drug Mart at 152 and Fraser Highway.

Munroop Hayer, 27, was arrested at the scene of the crime where his friend Riyad Rasheed was gunned down. 

Hayer, who has been charged in a 2019 murder, appeared in Surrey Provincial Court last week on one count of first-degree murder in the 2019 Remembrance Day slaying of Andrew James Baldwin. Hayer’s next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 16.

Hayer was recognized by officers from Surrey RCMP’s gang enforcement team when he arrived at the spot where Rasheed was gunned down. He is the fourth man charged in homicide of 30-year-old Baldwin, who was gunned November 11, 2019.

Three other men – Jordan Bottomley, Jagpal Hothi and Jasman Basran – were previously charged in connection with the Baldwin’s killing. 

“IHIT’s commitment is to ensure that each and every person complicit in a homicide is held to account. I feel we have successfully demonstrated that in this investigation,” says Superintendent Dave Chauhan, Officer-In-Charge of IHIT. “I extend my deepest condolences to the family of Andrew Baldwin who have undergone tremendous hardship this past year and my sincerest gratitude to the members of IHIT and the Surrey RCMP for carrying out their duties in exemplary fashion.”

 “Andrew James was loved from the moment we held him in our arms. He was the first-born son to me and his dad Russ. He was the first grandson and first nephew in our family as well as a cousin to many. He was a fantastic baby and then he became a big brother. Not only was Andrew an honour roll student in high school but he loved sports growing up and enjoyed playing baseball and soccer and then joined the New Westminster Salmon Bellies Lacrosse team from age 11 to 18. He loved spending time with his dad and brother watching the Canucks. Andrew was well liked by many people, young and old. Although he was now an adult, he was forever a kid at heart, which meant he still loved blowing giant soap bubbles with his beloved mom and grandmas. He was a hardworking man and a concrete framer by trade. He received many grants in order to continue towards his path of becoming a journeyman. Andrew had a great sense of humour with an infectious laugh. Andrew was a caring, giving person and his loyalty to his family, friends, loved ones and co-workers was unwavering. On Remembrance Day November 11, 2019, I along with my husband Ben, Andrew’s grandma and Nana, many aunts and uncles lost our beloved Andrew. We will all miss him every moment of every day. We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the IHIT team and their dedication over the last year. Harb, Lovepreet, Kevin and Christa and many others who took the time away from their own families to support our family during this tragic situation in our lives. We appreciate your unwavering commitment to solving our beloved Andrew James Baldwin’s murder,” said Baldwin’s mother Julie MacDonald.

Surrey RCMP Supt. Elija Rain, who heads the detachment’s investigative services section, said that Hayer “is well-known to the police on the Lower Mainland.”

In 2015, he was identified by Mounties as one of those involved in an ongoing gang conflict in Surrey and Delta.

Rasheed, 29, was gunned down near his leased Porsche Cayenne, parked in a busy shopping plaza at Fraser Highway and 152nd Street about 7:41 p.m. on Sunday. Jang said earlier this week that his murder was targeted and believed to be part of the continuing Lower Mainland gang conflict.

Hayer and Rasheed both have links to the United Nations gang, according to Postmedia sources.

Owen Dale Charpentier, of Chilliwack, was charged in the fatal shooting of Baldwin’s brother Keith on Oct. 21, 2019.