On June 11 around 3:45 p.m., Surrey RCMP responded to a shooting at a business at 160 Street and 84 Avenue. Satwinder Sharma, 56, died at the scene of multiple gunshots. Two men approached Sharma, engaged him in conversation, then opened fire.
 | Sharma, who had operated a workforce supply company since 1992, was a prominent figure in the local Punjabi community. The shooting comes days after two separate firing incidents involving Punjabi businessman Satish Singh Kumar, president of the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey. Kumar had received extortion threats. A post by 'Goldy Dhillon' on FaceBook claimed allegiance to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and claimed responsibility for the Kumar threats. The post was later removed.
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