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A free man on borrowed time shot dead in Blossom Park. A young mother of two recovering in hospital. And a former friend and lover, suspected of killing one and trying to kill the other, on the run and out of sight.

Homicide detectives continued Wednesday to investigate the fatal shooting of Nicholas Kim, 30, the attempted murder of Katrina Galloway, 27, and to hunt wanted man Jonathan “Jonny” Ranger, 32, after a double shooting Tuesday night.

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Police received a 911 call just after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday reporting the shooting on Farriers Lane in the city’s south end.

Neighbours said they heard the loud pops of what many assumed were fireworks leftover from the Victoria Day long weekend, what they estimated to be between four and five cracks into the night.

A neighbour asked first responders to hurry once Kim had lost consciousness on the ground, with a single gunshot to his chest. Moments later, as paramedics took a stretcher out of the ambulance, loud wailing from a woman pierced the night air.

Patrol officers found Galloway in a backyard with gunshot wounds to the arm and shoulder. Both victims were taken to the trauma centre, where Kim was later pronounced dead.

Investigators have yet to determine the exact sequence of events but know that Ranger arrived at Galloway’s home at 2718 Farriers Ln. to find both her and Kim. Police have not yet determined the exact nature of the two victims’ relationship but say there were, at the very least, friends, and had difficult relationships with the man accused of shooting them both.

Hours after Tuesday’s double shooting, police released Ranger’s mugshot. He is considered armed and dangerous and police urge anyone who may see him to call 9-1-1 immediately.

In the last year, Ranger had been vocal about his strife with both Galloway and Kim.

Ranger and Galloway were former lovers who have a baby daughter together. Ranger recently grew angry at Galloway for what he claimed was her trying to keep their daughter from him, posting public rants alleging she was a bad mother and that children need their fathers. In his own words, he said he regretted not putting his hands on her, called her names and said she was manipulative. It hadn’t always been so caustic. In 2013, Galloway was proud of their relationship. In 2014, she and her son from a previous relationship, smiled happily in a group photo alongside Jonny’s family.