The Sikh Community of 含羞草研究社楤C含羞草研究社�/Salish Land is claiming Sunday含羞草研究社檚 assassination of Guru Nanak Gurdwara president Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, in the temple parking lot was an 含羞草研究社渁ct of Indian government-orchestrated terrorism on Canadian soil,含羞草研究社� but homicide investigators have yet to identify a suspect or possible motive.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has not yet confirmed the victim含羞草研究社檚 name. It is holding a presser at the Surrey RCMP detachment building in Newton this afternoon.

含羞草研究社淎ny information I have I will be able to relay then,含羞草研究社� Sgt. Timothy Pierotti said.

Meantime, @BC Sikhs tweeted Sunday night that 含羞草研究社淲hat happened today is an act of war on Sikhs.含羞草研究社�

Pierotti declined to comment on the tweet Monday morning.

The president of one of Canada's most prominent places of worship, a BC registered non profit society, was assassinated in broad daylight yesterday. This was an act of Indian government-orchestrated terrorism on Canadian soil.

含羞草研究社� The Sikh Community of 'BC' / Salish Land (@BCSikhs)

Police were called to the parking lot of the temple, in the 7000-block of Scott Road in Newton, at 8:27 p.m. and found the victim in his truck, suffering from 含羞草研究社渁pparent含羞草研究社� gun shot wounds. He died at the scene.

Surrey RCMP Staff Sgt. Tyner Gillies said police are looking for video footage.

含羞草研究社淎t this early stage of the investigation, any possible motives for the shooting are not yet known. Police are still working to determine possible suspect descriptions from multiple witnesses who were in the area,含羞草研究社� Gillies said. 含羞草研究社淪urrey RCMP is aware of social media posts that are speculating on the identity of the victim, but are not in a position to confirm the victim含羞草研究社檚 identity at this very early time.含羞草研究社�

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