Image: AbbyPD / A source says B.C. gang member Navpreet Dhaliwal was the victim of a targeted shooting in Abbotsford on Friday, January 9.

By Alyssa Conti

GANG MEMBER KILLED

UPDATE: IHIT confirms Abbotsford homicide was gang-related, victim known to police

Jan 10, 2026 | 5:52 PM

UPDATE: IHIT spokesperson Corporal Esther Tupper has confirmed that Friday’s shooting in Abbotsford is linked to the ongoing B.C. gang conflict.

“Initial information and investigative efforts indicate that this shooting was a targeted event, linked to the ongoing BC gang conflict,” Integrated Homicide Investigation Team Corporal Tupper said in a statement released late Saturday night.

The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Navpreet Dhaliwal from Abbotsford. Dhaliwal was known to police and his name has been released to the public in order to advance the investigation.

IHIT says it is working in partnership with the BC Coroners Service and AbbyPD to complete priority tasks and continue with video canvassing in the area.

“This was a targeted and brazen shooting that took place in the middle of the day,” said Corporal Esther Tupper of IHIT, “If you have information and have yet to speak to police regarding this investigation, please contact IHIT immediately.”

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IHIT is seeking witnesses, CCTV or anyone with dash cameras who was in the area of Blue Jay Street and Siskin Drive, Abbotsford on January 9, 2026 between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., who have not already spoken with police to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

Original story: 

ABBOTSFORD — The man killed inside an Abbotsford home on Friday had previously faced charges related to a conspiracy to commit murder, drug trafficking and firearms offences.

In 2022, AbbyPD launched a large-scale drug trafficking investigation into two Abbotsford residents who were involved in the B.C. gang conflict and posed a significant public safety risk.

In February 2024, police arrested Navpreet Dhaliwal and Anmol Sandhu for drug offences and suspected conspiracy to commit murder.

Both men were released on bail in August that year, pending trial on numerous charges, and were set to live in a west Abbotsford residence.

A police source has since told Fraser Valley Today that Dhaliwal was the victim shot dead at a home in the 3200 block of Siskin Drive.

IHIT has taken over the investigation and has yet to release official details.

Anyone with information related to this incident is urged to contact the IHIT Infoline at 1-877-551-4448.