Two B.C. men pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in the 2022 shooting death of Ripudaman Singh Malik, one of two men acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombings.
Tanner Fox and Jose Lopez entered the pleas in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on the eve of their trial for the killing of Malik, who was shot several times outside his family business on the morning of July 14, 2022.
In a statement, Malik’s family described him as a “father, brother, husband and grandfather as well as a tireless community leader.”
“While we are grateful that the shooters are being brought to justice, we know that nothing will erase the pain that we have gone through losing a family member in this way,” the family said.
“However, the work is not complete. Tanner Fox and Jose Lopez were hired to commit this murder. Until the parties responsible for hiring them and directing this assassination are brought to justice, the work remains incomplete.”
The family called on the killers to “co-operate with the RCMP in bringing those that hired you to justice.”
More to come.