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Three years after his younger brother was shot dead in Chilliwack, BC gangster Curtis Vidal was killed late Tuesday in southwest Edmonton.
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Vidal, 41, has lived in Alberta since completing his eight-year sentence for BC convictions for a violent 2013 home invasion in the Fraser Valley. Last summer he posted on his Facebook page that he was married in Edmonton. The Edmonton Police Department initially did not comment Wednesday when Postmedia asked about Vidal’s shooting in the city. But on Thursday afternoon, the EPS issued a press release confirming that the BC man had been shot Tuesday night in the Edgemont Way area and Erasmus Crescent and Erasmus Wynd. 2015 Subaru linked to the murder of gangster Curtis Vidal in Edmonton, April 12, 2022 Photo by the Edmonton Police Department Investigators are looking to speak with witnesses who saw a silver 2015 Subaru Outback in the area between 7 p.m. April 12 and 4:30 a.m. of 13 April. The press release also stated that the police “responded to the report of an injured man in a house in the area” and found him dead in a front garage.
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Vidal, a longtime Chilliwack-based criminal before his final sentence, was close to Hells Angels partner Clayton Eheler and had previously aligned with the Red Scorpions and Independent Soldiers before shifts in these gangs. Vidal’s younger brother, James, then 33, was shot dead in Chilliwack on March 10, 2019 at around 6:30 p.m. at 45700 Alexander Avenue. No one has been charged with the murder. James Vidal, 33, was murdered in Chilliwack on March 10, 2019. Photo by File The BC Supreme Court justice who last convicted Curtis Vidal in February 2016 noted that he had 55 convictions in a 20-year period at the time. Judge Brian Joyce said Vidal, who was born in Surrey before moving to Chilliwack as a teenager, “had a troubled childhood. He became involved in the criminal justice system, starting in 1995 as a young man. “
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Joyce also sentenced Vidal to three-and-a-half years in prison in 2009 after he shot a Beretta in his own vehicle after an altercation with his then-girlfriend. “He then became involved in a police chase in the streets of downtown Chilliwack,” Joyce wrote. “The police chase ended when Mr. Vidal jumped out of the SUV while he was still on the move. The SUV continued on the road for a short distance before crashing into an apartment building. Mr. Vidal ran from the spot and escaped from the police. In the SUV, the police found a full 9 mm Beretta pistol. from which they were able to recover Mr Vidal’s DNA. Before leaving BC, Vidal had clashed with members of the United Nations gang. [email protected] Twitter.com/kbolan More news, fewer ads, faster upload time: Get unlimited, ad-lite access to The Vancouver Sun, The Province, the National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites for just $ 14 / month or $ 140 / year. Register now through The Vancouver Sun or The Province.
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