Jonathon Gagnon, owner of YVR Used Car Gallery, confirmed that his black Mercedes-Benz GLC was found in flames on Saturday, shortly after two people were shot on Highway 1. Gagnon said the person who rented the vehicle texted him through the car-sharing app he used to rent it — Turo — to say his car had been stolen. The vehicle was rented until Wednesday. “I was shocked to be honest with you,” Gagnon told Global News on Monday. “The customer himself seemed like a really nice guy. He was an older gentleman. It was just a normal day in car rental, car sales.”

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Story continues below ad Eighteen-year-old Meysam Zaki was killed in the shooting. He was a passenger in the vehicle. The driver was also shot and suffered non-life threatening injuries. The attack took place in the area of ​​the Kensington overpass on the Trans-Canada Highway around 2:30 p.m. conflict. Shortly after the shooting, a black SUV was found burning on Eastlawn Drive in the Brentwood neighborhood. Investigators believe this is the suspect vehicle. 1:32 One dead after double shooting on Highway 1 in Burnaby, BC. One dead after double shooting on Highway 1 in Burnaby, B.C. That vehicle’s license plate matches that of the GLC on Gagnon’s website, and he confirmed that police approached him over the weekend to say one of his vehicles had been involved in a “major crime.” Trending Stories

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“I was surprised. I didn’t know a car could light up like that. It was sad because it was a nice car,” he said. “(Police) were very vague about what happened. We just knew what car it was.” Story continues below ad

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Global News reached out to the customer who rented the vehicle. He refused to appear on camera, but said he was run over by three people. He claimed he was lost, was told to leave the car and was “shocked” when he later learned he was linked to the shooting. In a written statement, Turo – the carsharing app he used – said he was “concerned” to learn that one of his host’s vehicles had been involved in a crime. “We have taken immediate action to support our affected customers and our team is actively working with law enforcement,” spokesman Sam Pinto wrote. “While these types of incidents are extremely unusual in our market, our support team is always ready to make things right for our customers when incidents do occur.” The company said such incidents are “unusual” in its market and has strong security screening procedures. 4:52 Youth gang prevention programs aim to keep young people out of trouble Youth gang prevention programs aim to keep young people out of trouble – July 28, 2022 The vehicle, which had low miles and was in “pristine condition,” had been reserved by several other customers this summer and was set to be sold in the fall, Gagnon added. Story continues below ad The business owner said between his two locations — Vancouver and Coquitlam — there were six “incidents” that affected his stock and no arrests. “Every time we have an incident like this, it just raises the cost for everybody,” he said. “Now we have to worry about cars being stolen this way as opposed to being stolen on the lot … this has taken it to a new extreme.”

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Including this latest shooting, there have now been three gang-related shootings in the Lower Mainland in the past three weekends. Police said they released the name of the homicide victim, Zaki, in the hope that witnesses could help them create “a timeline of his whereabouts” in the hours before the shooting. “The associates of Mr. Zakis or the second victim are invited to speak to the police. IHIT is committed to getting justice for this young man’s family,” said IHIT Sgt. Timothy Pierotti on Sunday. Anyone with possible information or dash cam footage from the area is asked to contact IHIT at 1-877-551-4448. — With files by Darrian Matassa-Fung © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.