Suspect named in Pacific Mall slaying



Henry Stancu

A Toronto man has been named on a first-degree murder warrant in connection with the shooting death of a Pacific Mall cellphone shop employee last year.

Chun Kit (Daniel) Cheong, 26, died from a single gunshot wound to the head at XSITE Cell Phones at the mall in Markham about 15 minutes before the store was to close Feb. 20, 2009.

It was the region's first homicide of the year.

Homicide detectives were granted a first-degree murder warrant naming Bryan Valentine Gardner, 21, who goes by the street name "Weezy."

Investigators have interviewed Gardner's friends and family in Toronto, but have been unable to locate him.

Security video showed a hooded suspect leaving the shop where Cheong worked, returning minutes later when the shooting occurred.

Pacific Mall, at Kennedy Rd. and Steeles Ave. E., is the largest indoor Asian mall in North America with more than 400 shops.

It is known as one of the largest centres of illegal DVD sales on the continent. Police have seized thousands of bootlegged merchandise in raids over the last several years.

Anyone with information on Gardner's whereabouts is asked to call the York Regional Police homicide unit at 1-866-876-5423, Ext. 7865, or anonymously through CrimeStoppers at 1-800-TIPS.

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Originally posted by E2EK1EL Pacific Mall, at Kennedy Rd. and Steeles Ave. E., is the largest indoor Asian mall in North America with more than 400 shops.

wow didnt know that stat

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Originally posted by E2EK1EL It is known as one of the largest centres of illegal DVD sales on the continent. Police have seized thousands of bootlegged merchandise in raids over the last several years.

this one i knew LOL

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Originally posted by E2EK1EL It is known as one of the largest centres of illegal DVD sales on the continent. Police have seized thousands of bootlegged merchandise in raids over the last several years.

what the hell does that have anything to do with the purpose of the article? fucking media.

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Showing how shady Pacific Mall can be?

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Showing how shady Pacific Mall can be?

ya but it can also look like the shop owner deserved it because he works in a mall like that.

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Originally posted by chinamon ya but it can also look like the shop owner deserved it because he works in a mall like that.

Truth, I didn't think of that. Good call.

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Originally posted by chinamon ya but it can also look like the shop owner deserved it because he works in a mall like that.

who in their right mind would think that someone deserves to be shot for working in a mall where bootleg dvd's are being sold..seriously?

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Originally posted by chinamon what the hell does that have anything to do with the purpose of the article? fucking media.

lol reminded me of the russell peters bit on media perpetuating stereotypes

"what do you think?"

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Originally posted by gummybear who in their right mind would think that someone deserves to be shot for working in a mall where bootleg dvd's are being sold..seriously?

you're white so you wouldn't understand.
most, if not all, of the bootlegging in hong kong has ties to the underworld so i wouldn't be surprised if it was the same way here.

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Originally posted by chinamon you're white so you wouldn't understand. most, if not all, of the bootlegging in hong kong has ties to the underworld so i wouldn't be surprised if it was the same way here.

So because the dude sells bootleg DVDs for the Triad, he deserves to be shot? Where do you make THAT jump in logic?

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Originally posted by chinamon you're white so you wouldn't understand. most, if not all, of the bootlegging in hong kong has ties to the underworld so i wouldn't be surprised if it was the same way here.

WTF does that have to do with anything?

I'm a Muslim Turk. Last I checked, the white folk don't want to claim us.

Your logic is flawed. No one is reading that article is going to think the dude deserved to get shot.

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Originally posted by Spam So because the dude sells bootleg DVDs for the Triad, he deserves to be shot? Where do you make THAT jump in logic?

you would be surprised how many people would see it that way. you work for shady people who are involved with crime then they got what was coming to them.

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