Surrey Six massacre
The Surrey Six massacre was a gang-related massacre in Surrey, British Columbia on 19 October 2007.
The Lal crew
[edit]The so-called Lal crew were a small gang based in unit 1505 in the Balmoral Tower.[1] The Lal crew consisted of Edward "Eddie" Narong, one of the founders of the Red Scorpions who broken away to found his own gang; Michael Justin Lal and his younger brother, Corey Jason Lal; and Ryan Bartolomeo.[1] All four had criminal records.[2] The Lal crew had been in a dispute with Jamie Bacon of the Red Scorpions about how much "tax" they owned him for the right to sell drugs in Surrey.[3]
The massacre
[edit]On the afternoon of 19 October, Ed Schellenberg, a gas mechanic was fixing the gas fireplace in Unit 1505.[4] A group of Red Scorpions that consisted of Matthew James Johnston, Cody Rae Haevischer, and another man who cannot be named because of a court order entered Unit 1505.[5] Chris Mohan, a teenager with no gang involvement who lived opposite unit 1505 happened to see the killers in the hallway and was dragged into unit 1505.[6] All six men were forced to face the floor with their heads covered and were shot.[5]
Legal proceedings
[edit]On 3 April 2009, Denis Karbovance of the Red Scorpions turned himself in to the police and confessed to killing Chris Mohan, Ryan Bartolomeo and Michael Lal.[7] On the basis of his confession, on 4 April 2009, the police arrested Cody Haevishcher, Matthew Johnson and Jamie Bacon for the massacre.[8] Later on, Michael Le and another person known as "person x" due to a court order were also arrested for the massacre.[8]
On 2 October 2014, Haevishcher and Johnson were convicted of six counts of first degree murder for their role in the massacre.[9] The case ended on July 8, 2020, when the Crown made a plea bargain where the first-degree murder charges against Bacon were dropped in exchange for him pleading guilty to counselling murder in exchange with the massacre.[10]
Books
[edit]- Langton, Jerry (2013). The Notorious Bacon Brothers : inside gang warfare on Vancouver streets. Etobicoke, Ont.: J. Wiley and Sons Canada. ISBN 978-1118388679.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Langton 2013, p. 10-12.
- ^ Langton 2013, p. 11-12.
- ^ Langton 2013, p. 193.
- ^ Langton 2013, p. 9-10.
- ^ a b "Surrey Six murder trial: 6 shot with heads covered". CBC News. 29 September 2013.
- ^ Langton 2013, p. 7-8.
- ^ Langton 2013, p. 190-191.
- ^ a b Langton 2013, p. 191.
- ^ "Surrey 6 murders: Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston found guilty". CBC News. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Proctor, Jason (9 July 2020). "Jamie Bacon pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in Surrey Six killings". CBC News. Retrieved 27 July 2022.