Murder in Whistler

Nadia.

Nadia.

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I wasn't out last night, but some guy from Surrey apparently shot someone last night around closing in the village, right in front of an RCMP officer and his dog, he got chased down and arrested, and is appearing in court tomorrow. This was bound to happen eventually, but hey, it isn't even may long weekend yet! Christ...

Here's the province article.

Link. http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ne...8fd4b5&k=34988

WHISTLER - Residents were reeling yesterday after the resort's first murder in 30 years -- a shooting that took place in plain view of an RCMP officer.

The shocking incident -- in which one man pulled a gun and shot another in front of a police dog squad, rattled Whistler Mayor Ken Melamed.

"I am quite distraught," said Melamed, who has lived in Whistler since 1976. "Obviously, it is something that is of grave concern."

A police dog handler and his canine officer patrol an area marked by security tape in Whistler yesterday following an early-morning shooting that left one man dead.

Bonny Makarewicz - For the Province

The deceased, whose identity has not been released, was a 26-year-old man from Coquitlam. Police say he was not known to them.

The incident took place around 2 a.m. as busy nightclubs began to empty for the evening, said Cpl. Dale Carr of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

Carr, who was in Whistler to investigate the shooting, said "there were quite a few people milling around Village Square" but it was not clear whether the shooter had been in any of the clubs.

"There was a bit of an altercation [between two groups] and someone pulled out a handgun and shot someone," Carr said.

The shooting occurred in front of a Lower Mainland Police Dog Service team, which sprang into action and, after a short foot chase, caught a suspect.

The Lower Mainland Forensic Investigation Section is also conducting a crime-scene examination.

Charges have not been laid and the identity of the suspect is not being released.

Police say, however, that the man is from Surrey and is known to them. He is to appear in North Vancouver Provincial Court tomorrow.

For several years, Whistler has teamed up with police agencies from the Lower Mainland to maintain a strong presence in the village -- especially on the weekends and during holidays, when the population of the town can swell to tens of thousands.

Last night, there were at least six officers patrolling the village on foot.

"Our message is: Don't bring your issues to the village because we are highly policed and we will get you," said Insp. Norm McPhail of the Sea to Sky Region.

Visitors meandering through the village yesterday morning were caught by surprise by the police presence at a busy intersection of the pedestrian resort.

"It's hard to believe it would happen here," said Peter Miles of Washington.

"I've been coming here for years and sure, the party scene is busy -- but I never thought this could happen."

Coun. Nancy Wilhelm-Morden, a resident since 1973, said she was upset about the shooting but added: "I am personally convinced that Whistler is safe. This is an isolated incident."

In 2003, there was a stabbing in the resort outside one of the nightclubs. Since then, clubs have set up communication systems to warn each other of troublemakers. Some also use metal detectors to check for weapons.
 
ahh i saw all the crime scene shit that morning it was wierd u never think scary shit like that would happen here
 
I bet it happened right in front of Tommy's, They make no statements saying if it was East Indians, but they fired shots at the doors of tommy africas a fear years ago.

This just shows that any idiot loser can carry a gun, and it can happen anywhere at anytime, chances are it was drug related, or racial slurs after the bar, it's always been like that and things will only get worst because "Real G's Don't Give a Fuck".

I commend the police officer for perusing the offender, and his subsequent capture.

I would also like to point out That Whistler Does Not have an O.R. and this might have played a roll in the victims demises as he would have had to have been sent to Squamish, or Saint Pauls In Vancouver. That was just my little take on things.
 
Thats some fucked up shit... I dout any of it had to do with skiing. Whats the deal with Surrey is it the ghetto or something? What bar did this take plac in front of?
 
i think is was at la bocca. It happened outside as i understand it. Perhaps on the patio.

Apparently the one guy was indian. The guy who was shot was from Poco.

The very fact that people can walk around like that with a weapon. The idea that they have the power at any given time to end someones life at the pull of a trigger - it's sick.

I just wish that these people would know we don't want them up here and aren't welcome. Plus i think it was pretty retarded on his side to shoot and kill someone infront of a cop in the village. Cops everywhere!

How stupid can you be.

 
Fuck, and it wasn't even "Surrey day".

Guns? In Whistler? Why?

It's like taking a gun to disney land. Pointless. How about that wall around surrey?
 
That story was never proven. No shell casings were ever found.

Bro got capped on the steps of la bocca, and the shooter ran around the building only to get tackled by and undercover and attacked by a K9. Buddy made it to the hospital but died an hour later.

Fuckin Surrey. Go to chilliwack, its closer.
 
Shit skin?

What makes you think there's no brown guys on this site, or are you just that stupid/retarded/redneck piece of shit, or, most likely, all of the above?

There's billions of madd cash in Whistler. What makes you think that Whistler is immune to crime?....other than your ignorance, I mean.

Get over it. It happens.

People are dumb.
 
we don't care about what is on this site.. if you lived in whistler (maybe you do) you would see that every weekend, brown people from surrey come up to whistler, and start shit in and out of the bars, and beat people up 5 on 1.. if they want to do that shit in the city we don't care, they can shoot each other all they want, but up here we're just trying to ski, get drunk, and have a good time.. it has nothing to do with race, and everything to do with fact.
 
Dude, I'm with you. It may sound like a stereotype, but if it's fact then it's fact....regardless of stereotype.

There are, however, right ways and uncooth ways to approach this issue.

Be aware that there are brown guys that ski....yes, I'm one of 4....and I don't cause shit when I go out in town and have a good time. Does that mean I'm acting whitey mc-white? No, that means I'm acting civilized.

All I'm saying is that acting like a redneck and using terms like "Shit skin" ain't going to help it. It's propogating the problem with your lack of civility.

The world is going to shit. If you think Whistler is immune, get over it.

If there's a troubled brown guy from Surrey reading this, fuckin' get some self respect, do your damn culture/parents/ancestor's a fucking favour and stop acting like a fucking tool when you hit the bars.

This forum is a testiment to how embarrassing of a reputation you guys are making for yourselves....and unfortunately, (by association) me.

Integrate & be civilized or go home. And I ain't talkin' about Surrey.

 
NO.

Yeah, there's "crime" in whistler. Too many people sell too many drugs, too many people buy too many drugs, and idiots like me get hammered and make asses of ourselves, which I guess is public intoxication and probably illegal. But it's all in good fun, and if we're hurting anyone, it's ourselves and our pride.

Shooting people is different. In case you hadn't notice, when you shoot someone, they DIE (or get really hurt).

White kids pretending to be gangsters in Whistler don't carry guns and don't shoot people. They're too busy hitting on drunk aussie chicks and getting nowhere, or drinking with friends, or talking shit about what they've been doing on the hill.

Fact: every time I've seen/heard of bad shit go down in Whistler, it has been people from OUT OF TOWN doing it. And, unfortunately, it usually isn't white people, which is where the "racism" stems from.

Ever been to Whistler on May long weekend? I have, and it's fucking scary out in the village.
 
Hey, just to let you know, the shooter and the victim were CAUCASIAN.

Although I understand how easy it is to stereotype Surrey people (I would have thought the guy was east-indian too unfortunately), it is WRONG, and this case just shows how. So let's not make too many assumptions about too many people, a shooting is a shooting, a violent unecessary cowardly act, and should not happen in a place like Whistler, period.
 
I'm willing to Bet I can even Guess which little Whistler bitch the shooter was, but I thought he was from Mission... Not surrey.

And I'm not about to name drop, but I can assure you that he's a little dirt bag, and he's 19 years old
 
no body under the tarps, just little CSI markers. dude made it to the ambulance/hospital, he didn't die on the steps.
 
I was in physio earlier this week and this paramedic next to me was talking about how it took them all next day to clean up the blood in the trauma room. Like spray, and puddles of blood everywhere...

It's about time Whistler got a REAL emergency room, or even just the facilities, it might just save a life or two a year. It's a pain in the ass not having at least one person on hand 24/7 either.

After I had my last knee surgery, I was dumb enough to drive straight up to Whis from Van, to go to the Push premier. At one point I reached down to adjust the bandages, and was like "Fuck, someone spilled beer or me." Then I looked at my hand and it was red, "...nevermind that's blood." So needless to say, after waiting 45mins to Download, and getting to the clinic shortly after 11, there wasn't anyone there. In the mean time my pants/socks/shoes are drenched in blood. So ironically enough I had to call an ambulance, to re-stitch the ports in the hospital parking lot. Fun times eh?

Point being, I'm sure if we had more trained trauma staff, or emergency care facilities we would see less skiing/biking/"shooting" related fatalities, especially if we were able to at least stabilize them in Whistler, instead of just rushing them down to Lions Gate via Air Evac or Ambulance and hoping for the best.
 
that guy needs to be sent straight to Cornwall Island way up North. All repeat offenders in Canada who take advantage of our pathetic system of 'justice' need to be exported to a small, completely remote arctic Island where they would slowly, and painfully perish in a "Lord of The Flies" type environment. They would have to be completely self sustained; that is, for the short amount of time that they would be able to stay away from the Polar and Kodiak Bears. It could even be made into a prime time TV show... kind of like how earlier societies used to watch the criminals at the gallows. And, it would give our starving Northern wildlife a whole new type of food supply! who's with me?
 
it'll be years before he even goes to trial. he'll be out on probation, living with his parents. the system sucks.
 
Dude, I'm down with that idea.

Let's move Anne of Green Gables and make that place we call PEI into what you're talking about. I'm sick and f-ing tired of the criminals rights being protected and NOTHING being done about the best interest of the public.

If you re-offend, you are useless to society anyways.

 
I know this is a little old but I was just going through some of the reports last night because I hadn't completely heard the full story. I'm not sure if anyone remembers last years murder in the parking lot of Hollyburn country club in West van. In that case, I was a member at hollyburn and I knew both the victim and the murderer. Both arms chopped off with a sword...was the murderer brown...ofcourse. Also, he was a bouncer at stone T incase anyone had been to that place, I guarantee you have seen him.

Truly, I'm not a racist person. BUT, I have lived in MANY places in my life and travelled to many times more and I have never in my life witnessed any area where one single race truly does cause so much of a problem. I've lived in Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ontario, Nevada, California, BC, Colorado and multiple different cities in each. There was certainly crime and crime dominated by cetain race but it was more spread. Certain crime by white people, certain by black and certain by hispanic etc... BC is completely different. There is a HUGE majority of violent crime coming out of the Indians. What's the solution?

P.S. Whistler's hospital does suck because of canada's healthcare system. There is enough of a population (even if it is transient) to justify a massive upgrade. Throughout the year the population is in the Millions. I defnitely hope they get it together before the Olympics.

P.S.S. I and a few of my friends have also had the displeasure of the late night stitching in the parking lot...
 
This might be off topic (and I actually understand what you're trying to say), but everything you said is wrong considering the fact that races do not exist. It's a scientific fact. Gene pools exist among humans (very rare), but there are not nearly enough differences between H. Sapiens to consider using the word "race".
 
Mmmmm fresh outta highschool intelligentia..."but they said race doesn't exist!??!!!"

Technically, true. And also totally irrelevant.

This isn't about "race", it's about who murders and maims others. There are patterns to it, and in Vancouver, they're clearly distinguishable by skin colour, or "race". Just like they are pretty much everywhere else.

"race" implies a lot more than skin colour, including intangibles like lived experiences, backgrounds, nationalities, along with a whole lot more.

That "race" doesn't technically exist genetically doesn't really mean shit all in this case.

 
that's why I said it was off topic, and that I understand what he meant.

I got my information from a first year university course(I know this means nothing), and from what I learned, "race" as it was used by the dude above was not properly put in its context.
 
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