News: Shooting at 10th and Commercial

Vancouver Police say a man in his early 20s is recovering from a minor gunshot wound after shots rang out in the area of East 10th Avenue and Commercial Drive a little after 3 p.m.

News: Police link slain gangster to criminal killed five weeks ago

Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, October 04, 2008

VANCOUVER - A gangster slain at Oakridge Mall on Thursday was a close associate of James Edward O'Toole, another criminal shot to death on Commercial Drive five weeks ago.

Vancouver Police Insp. Mike Porteous said Rakesh Ratnam Naidu was well known to police as being linked to both O'Toole and Sammy Chan, whose gangster brother Tommy was shot in the head at the Richard's on Richards nightclub in May 2006.
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News: Shooting Update - Commercial Drive Victim Was 'Targeted' by attackers

Staff, Vancouver Sun

Published: Sunday, August 31, 2008

The name of a man who was shot to death in the back of a cab on Commercial Drive early Saturday has been released to the public.

Police say the victim was James Edward O'Toole, a 29-year-old from Vancouver who was known to law enforcement officials.

O'Toole had just climbed into a cab when his attacker opened fire.

Police believe the shooting was targeted at the victim.

News: Brazen Killing on Commercial Drive

Vancouver Sun

Published: Saturday, August 30, 2008

VANCOUVER -- A man has been shot and killed in a brazen killing early this morning.

Vancouver Police say a man was gunned down in the back of a cab around Second Ave. and Commercial Drive in East Vancouver around 1 a.m.

"While it is still early in the investigation, this is believed to be a targeted shooting and the victim is known to police," Const. Jana McGuinness said in a release.

Witnesses reported seeing an older model silver Mazda MPV mini van leaving the area at a high rate of speed following the shooting.

McGuinness said it was too early to say if the shooting was gang related.

No one else was injured.

Commercial Drive is closed to traffic in both directions between E. 1st Avenue and E. 3rd Avenue and is expected to remain closed for most of the morning.

Anyone with information is asked to call 9-1-1 or CrimeStoppers.

Caffe Roma Shooting Update

Friday, May 11 - 11:35:00 AM Shane Bigham

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Vancouver police want to talk to a man who goes by the street name 'Turk' in connection with last night's shooting at Cafe Roma on Commercial Drive.

Constable Howard Chow says the man is a person of interest.

"He is well known down in the drive area so there are people that know his whereabouts, and may have some information that may be crucial for us locating this person."

'Turk' is white, about 5'8" with stubble-length brown hair and between 28 and 32 years old.

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Police Investigate Shooting on Commercial Drive

Vancouver police are still investigating a shooting in Caffe Roma on Commercial Drive near midnight. The victim, a man in his forties was allegedly hit in the stomach several times, and is in critical condition this morning, although conflicting reports said that he was actually shot in the face.

Witnesses described seeing a man down and a young woman with a pit bull, and he says they were screaming and it looked serious. So far there haven't been any arrests for the shooting itself but several people were picked up for obstructing police.