Man found guilty of 1st-degree murder in 2019 Surrey gas station shooting

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· Posted: Mar 18, 2025 10:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

A antheral has been recovered blameworthy of first-degree execution aft a fatal shooting astatine a Surrey, B.C., state presumption successful 2019.

Surrey nonmigratory Kristijan Coric, 29, was changeable successful his conveyance connected Sept. 28, 2019, astir 6 p.m. astatine a state presumption connected the Fraser Highway adjacent 68 Avenue. At the time, constabulary called it a targeted hit.

About 4 hours later, Burnaby RCMP were called to a study of a burning Toyota car — which constabulary said they believed was a getaway vehicle— astatine the intersection of Willingdon Avenue and Kemp Street.

Carlos Nathaniel Monteith was charged with execution successful October 2020.

When helium was arrested, constabulary said Monteith was already successful custody on an unrelated matter. 

New Westminster police arrested Monteith successful November 2019 successful narration to a shooting connected Osborne Avenue that led to a pistillate being taken to infirmary with injuries.

Last week, Monteith, who was calved successful 1995, was recovered blameworthy of first-degree execution in Coric's death.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Monteith's proceedings began connected Feb. 3 aft lengthy tribunal proceedings. A first-degree execution condemnation carries an automatic beingness sentence, with Monteith not eligible for parole for 25 years.

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"A blameworthy verdict reflects our unwavering committedness to justice, the hard enactment and beardown concern betwixt our investigators, policing partners and the [B.C.] Prosecution Service," said Sgt. Freda Fong successful a statement.

Police accidental Monteith volition beryllium backmost successful tribunal connected March 27 to docket a day for sentencing.