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B.C. murder victim was facing sentencing in 2020 gang gunfight

Amritpal Saran, 25, was due for sentencing on Tuesday on two charges

The victim of a fatal shooting Saturday night (Jan. 20) in Abbotsford is a man who was due for sentencing on Tuesday in relation to a 2020 gang shootout, The Abbotsford News has learned.

A reliable confidential source has confirmed that the man shot in a covered parkade outside the Best Buy at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre is Amritpal Saran, 25.

Saran, who was known by the nickname “Umba,” is Abbotsford’s first homicide of the year.

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