Abbotsford News, October 08, 2014

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Harwin Baringh, 18, killed in shooting Investigators probe possible links to earlier conflict in area

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The only sign of the violence that occurred in a busy Abbotsford neighbourhood last Thursday night is a small collection of burning candles at the side of the road. They mark the location on Sparrow Drive in east Abbotsford where 18-year-old Harwindip (Harwin) Baringh was shot to death while in an SUV west of Goldfinch Street at about 7:45 p.m. Baringh was found slumped over in the driver’s seat of the vehicle which sat on the street in the 30500 block. Investigators blocked off a large portion of the neighbourhood with yellow crime tape for more than 24 hours after the murder as they combed the scene for shell casings c O E D I V INE and other evidence that might lead ONLws.com them to the person or people responabbyne sible for the shooting. The evidence includes neighbours’ reports of hearing and/or seeing one or two vehicles speeding away from the scene: a newer white Acura TL and a dark-coloured sedan. Mourners came to the site on Saturday night for a candlelight vigil in memory of the 2014 graduate of W. J. Mouat Secondary, and the neighbourhood has since returned to its normal routines. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has not released any new information on the murder, including whether it is linked to a conflict that has been occurring in that area of Abbotsford since May. Police first reported in early July that there had been more than 25 incidents since May 11 involving two groups of South Asian men ages 15 to 25, Continued on A3

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85¢ A candlelight vigil in memory of murder victim Harwin Baringh was held Saturday night (Oct. 4) on FACEBOOK PHOTO Sparrow Drive in Abbotsford.

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