Ahmed Tahir, 21, was convicted last Friday of shooting Blairton Dalipi outside a 6th Street store on May 8, 2021. A bystander also suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the attack. Dashcam video from the incident showed at least three people and the victim in the line of fire, and five gunshots were heard.

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According to the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), Coquitlam RCMP were conducting unrelated surveillance in the 7700-block of 6th Street at the time of the murder. They saw a man in black “run into a shop window” and start walking out of it with his hands in his pockets. Story continues below ad Dalipi came out of the store and the man fatally shot him. Tahir was arrested the same day and charged with first degree murder on May 9. Trending Stories

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Both men were known to police and each other, said Sgt. Timothy Pierotti of IHIT on Tuesday. Tahir pleaded guilty and on June 1, 2022 was convicted of second degree murder. “It is believed that Mr. Tahir thought that Mr. Dalipi had been involved in a previous incident and was therefore there to take revenge,” Pierotti told Global News. 1:19 Charges filed in fatal shooting in Burnaby – May 10, 2021 Pierotti declined to reveal the details of that incident, as Dalipi “never got his day in court,” but said a file related to it has now been closed. “It’s an absolute tragedy for both of these young men, especially for the victim who died,” he said. Story continues below ad “I had the opportunity to personally meet with his family and know how devastating this is for them as well as their community … the suspect was also very young and never had a chance to turn his life around.” Pierotti said overall, the RCMP is satisfied with the outcome of the investigation. © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.