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Bacon shot dead: Reports
Jonathan Bacon 1 of 3 brothers RCMP have associated with gangs Police have alleged the brothers control the Red Scorpions gang 5 others wounded in attack
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A brazen, gangland-style shooting with a machine gun in a bustling tourist area yesterday has apparently killed a member of one of British Columbia’s most notorious families. Jonathan Bacon, the eldest of three brothers at the centre of a bloody and long-standing gang war, died of injuries suffered when at least one masked gunman sprayed a car with bullets in downtown Kelowna, according to various media outlets. Five other people in the SUV were rushed to hospital after the drive-by outside a luxury hotel at about 2:45 p.m., according to the B.C. Ambulance Service. RCMP say the chaos began just after a group of people, including women, were seen leaving the Delta Grand hotel and getting into a white Porsche SUV. As the vehicle prepared to leave, a silvery-green SUV drove up and stopped behind. At least one person emerged and opened fire. Police spokesman Const. Steve Holmes wouldn’t confirm the identity of the lone man killed or provide any information about the victims’ ages, hometowns or relationships. Mounties don’t believe any bystanders were injured, he
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RCMP officers investigate the scene after a masked gunman opened fire on a luxury car outside an upscale hotel in a tourist area of Kelowna yesterday.
said. “Police believe the general public is not at risk,” said Holmes, explaining officers believe the shooting was targeted. “It appeared that all the shots
fired were directed at one particular vehicle.” Investigators are now searching for the suspect SUV. No arrests have been made. Police will review video footage
from cameras at the hotel and adjoining casino and are asking any witnesses who may have taken photographs or video to come forward. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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