Ricardo Scarpino was fatally shot on Saturday just as he arrived at a Vancouver restaurant for his own engagement party. Scarpino, a 37-year-old resident of West Vancouver, had been released from prison a week ago.

Scarpino was one of the two victims shot to death in a gangland-style shooting. The name of the second victim has not yet be released by police, but it is known that he was a 38-year-old man not known to police.

The two victims, Scarpino’s fiancee and another man were in their stopped SUV outside the restaurant when shots were fired around 10:00pm. The shooting has be described as “targeted” by Vancouver Police Spokesman Const. Tim Fanning.

Scarpino was “well-known” to police. He was connected to criminal activities, it is believed that this is the reason he was targetted.

The restaurant the Scarpino and his party were outside of is located in the busiest part of downtown Vancouver.

After about 11 shots were fired, the suspects fled on foot and “disappeared” in the busy location.

Scene in downtown Vancouver, after the shooting.

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