Man shot dead in Surrey park had long criminal record

Police have identified the victim who died of a gunshot woundin a Surrey park over the weekend as 27-year-oldBrendan Aditya Chand.

Chand's body was discovered in Bog Park nearthe 9800 block of130Street at approximately 1:50 p.m. PT Sunday afternoon.

Witnesses reported hearing gunshots in the neighbourhood around 10:30 p.m. PT on Saturday.

In 2011 Chandpleaded guilty to shootingAbdulAleemKhan, 25, in the back as he ran up the stairs of the Royal OakSkyTrainstation during a busy afternoon commute.

Chandwas under a ten year firearms ban at the time of the incident, and was also serving a conditional sentence for drug trafficking.

Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT tipline at1-877-551-4448, or, to remain anonymous, call CrimeStoppers.