A 21-year-old Maple Ridge woman, who is related to several Haney Hells Angels members, was paralyzed in the brazen hit that killed notorious gangster Jonathan Bacon, The Province has learned.
On Sunday, at least one masked gunman unloaded dozens of shots at five people in a vehicle in the parking lot of the Delta Grand Hotel. Bacon was killed and two men – Hells Angel Larry Amero and Independent Soldier James Riach – and two women were injured.
Riach fled the scene. The others remain in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police have not identified the two women shot, but according to sources, they are Lyndsey Black and Leah Hadden-Watts.
A senior police source told The Province Hadden-Watts was paralyzed. Hadden-Watts – a 21-year-old restaurant worker according to court documents – is the niece of Michael James (Spike) Hadden.
Spike Hadden is a full-patch member of the Hells Angels Haney chapter. On Wednesday another member, Jesse Hadden, was briefly contacted on the phone at the Haney Hawgs Cycle Shop.
Jesse Hadden was asked for comment on the reported paralyzing of a relative in the Kelowna gang hit, and said “I’ve got nothing to say,” before hanging up.
Maple Ridge community news reports from 2006 listed Leah Hadden-Watts as a member of the Golden Ears under-18 Xtreme soccer team.
Some were wishing the injured women well on social networking sites.
On Tuesday on Twitter, Don Xiong wrote “Best wishes to an old friend Lyndsey Black for a full recovery from the shooting in kelowna.”
No arrests have been made but police are asking the public for information about a newer silver/green Ford Explorer that matches the description of the getaway vehicle.
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