Report of shooting in temple’s parking lot around 8:27 p.m. on Sunday night.
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for a Sikh temple leader shot to death in Surrey on Sunday night said his client told him that Canada’s spy agency warned him days ago that there were threats against him.
Nijjar and his lawyer have been leaders of a campaign for Khalistan — the separate Sikh nation some want created in India’s Punjab state. They have been organizing a referendum on the issue.Still, he said he was shocked to learn of the murder Sunday of his close friend.Nijjar never had security with him despite the threats.
“Police found an adult male inside a vehicle suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. … The man died of his injuries at the scene,” Gillies said.“At this early stage of the investigation, any possible motives for the shooting are not yet known. Police are still working to determine possible suspect descriptions from several witnesses who were in the area,” he said.
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