Red Scorpions

• One of the men behind 2011 gangland slaying in Kelowna denied parole

  Michael Kerry Hunter Jones was sentenced in 2018 to 18 years in prison for conspiracy to murder three people outside Kelowna's Delta Grand Hotel in 2011.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2023
  
• Appeal dismissed for Cory Vallee, hitman in 2009 Langley gang slaying

  Cory Vallee was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for shooting Red Scorpion gang member Kevin LeClair outside a Langley strip mall in February 2009.

  Crime

  Jan 13, 2022
  
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• ‘I feel cheated with life’: Mother of bystander killed in Surrey Six massacre tells Bacon hearing

  Bacon pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to commit the murder of Corey Lal, the intended target of the killings that took place at the Balmoral Tower building in Surrey on Oct. 19, 2007.

  Crime

  Aug 28, 2020
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• Guilty plea made in 2009 slaying of Red Scorpions gang member Kevin LeClair

  Police say two men have now been convicted in the decade-old murder.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2019
• Aldergrove McDonald’s murder victim identified as brother of Surrey Six killer

  On Thursday, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed the victim was 33-year-old Justin Haevischer.

  Crime

  Sep 12, 2019
• B.C. gangster Jarrod Bacon released, parole board warns of ‘potential for violence’

  "You are described by your caseworkers as an individual dedicated to a lifestyle focussed on crime," reads Bacon's parole documents.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2018
• Red Scorpion associates charged after RCMP find 448 grams of fentanyl, and much more

  "Gangs and their associates have a callous disregard for the safety of others when disputes erupt..."

  Dec 11, 2017
• Kelowna woman with gangster connections dies of drug overdose

  "We will miss her spirit, her stubbornness and her energy, and even, in a small way, the constant chaos she brought."

  Dec 8, 2017
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• Car stolen in the Lower Mainland connected to Kamloops gang member’s homicide

  Red Scorpions gang member Konaam Shirzad was shot and killed outside his home in Kamloops a week ago.

  Crime

  Sep 28, 2017
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• Red Scorpions member Konaam Shirzad killed in Kamloops shooting

  Police found the two victims outside a home in south Kamloops around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2017