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Other comments made by the men include: “I will take care of it myself” and “Don’t you worry about it … No need for you cops to be here.”

“One of the victims also told investigators that he knew who the shooters were and the motive behind the shooting but did not wish to tell police,” Fordy said.

Fordy and Acting Delta Police Chief Lyle Beaudoin urged the young gangsters to rethink their behaviour and tried to reassure the public that law enforcement is doing everything it can.

“I want people that may associate with these persons to know that they are at risk.”

Beaudoin said “the brazen nature of the shootings in residential and other public locations where members of the community should feel safe is hugely concerning and our utmost priority.”

He said Surrey RCMP and Delta police are working closely together to combat the violence.

“You are going to see police cars everywhere,” Beaudoin said.

Only one person linked to the shootings has so far been charged. As The Vancouver Sun revealed Monday, 18-year-old Arman Dhatt is facing a dozen firearms and drug trafficking charges after his arrest in North Delta Friday.

Fordy said Tuesday that Dhatt is still under investigation for a possible link to the shootings.

But he said the investigations have been hampered by the total lack of cooperation.

“As you can imagine, this lack of cooperation has significantly impacted our ability to make any arrests,” he said.

Fordy said most of those involved in this street-level drug war are South Asian or Somali, so investigators have reached out to community leaders and families of the young criminals.