The president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., was shot dead inside a car Sunday night in the temple’s busy parking lot in what police are calling a targeted killing.
Investigators say Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed just before 8:30 p.m. PT, soon after evening prayers had finished. Nijjar was a prominent leader in the Sikh community and is being mourned widely on social media.
Assistant RCMP Commissioner Brian Edwards called the homicide brazen and shocking.
“I am absolutely appalled this would take place in a house of worship,” he said. “It’s disgusting.”
Members of the Integrated Homicide Investigations Unit (IHIT) are looking at
