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IHIT identified the victim Friday afternoon as 18-year-old Sehajdeep Sidhu of Abbotsford. Jang said Sidhu had no criminal record but was known to police.

His murder was believed to be targeted and linked to the current Lower Mainland drug war.

Two other victims of the shooting are expected to survived, including a 17-year-old associate of Sidhu’s.

Investigators believe they have located a vehicle that fled the Abbotsford scene — a black Nissan Pathfinder which was found in the 273 Street and 60th Avenue in nearby Langley about half an hour after the shooting.

Jang described the Abbotsford shooting as “brazen,” taking place during supper time in a residential area and “showing a blatant disregard for the safety of the public.”

He expressed concern over the ages of the young men involved in recent shootings.

“It’s just a reminder that the people in that lifestyle, they are in harm’s way,” Jang said. “They need to get out of that lifestyle. Anyone associated to people in this conflict could be in danger.”

Jang could not confirm whether the Abbotsford shooting was drug-related or whether it was connected to the targeted-shooting death of 18-year-old Jaspreet Sidhu on Aug. 4 at George Ferguson Way and Oriole Crescent in Abbotsford.

The other fatal shooting last week was on Tuesday around 8:45 p.m. in the 6300-block 166 Street in Surrey. RCMP found 22-year-old Pardeep Singh of Surrey shot to death, the victim of a targeted murder. IHIT said Singh was known to police and connected to gangs. He had been shot and wounded in 2015. Police were looking for a light-coloured minivan that fled the scene.

Jang said that despite the trio of new IHIT investigations this week, his unit has sufficient resources to handle them.

IHIT asks anyone with information regarding the investigations to call 1-877-551-4448 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

With files from Kim Bolan and Harrison Mooney

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