Thavone Narong, identified Friday as the man shot to death on an Abbotsford street Thursday morning, was the father of one of the Surrey Six victims

Thavone Narong, identified Friday as the man shot to death on an Abbotsford street Thursday morning, was the father of one of the Surrey Six victims and had just been released from jail weeks before he was killed.Cpl. Dale Carr, a spokesman for the RCMP's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, said there was no link between the two shootings except that the victims were related.Narong, 49, of Abbotsford, lost his son Eddie Narong, 22, in the Oct. 19, 2007 murders in a Surrey apartment, now known as the Surrey Six killings."I want to make it clear they are separate investigations, nearly three years apart, and there is nothing to show a link between the two," said Carr.He said police officers were speaking to Narong's friends and associates to determine whether the shooting was gang-related...

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guns - dubbed Showstoppers in the underworld - are smuggled into Britain from abroad - before being snapped up on the cheap by drug dealers and crime

guns - dubbed Showstoppers in the underworld - are smuggled into Britain from abroad - before being snapped up on the cheap by drug dealers and crime clan enforcers across Scotland. And detectives are investigating whether one of the guns was used in the shooting of a 41-year-old in Glasgow 10 days ago.Showstoppers are replica Smith & Wesson Colt 45 revolvers designed to fire blanks. But experts yesterday confirmed they are easily converted into deadly weapons capable of firing 9mm bullets. A source close to Chapman said: "Guys are queuing up for one of his guns and he's doing a roaring trade because they're so cheap."He flogs them for as...

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footballer from Kenton who shot dead a gang rival in Brent has been jailed for life.

Gavin Grant, 26, gunned down former friend Leon Labastide outside his mother's house on the Stonebridge Estate in May 2004. Grant, of Shrewsbury Avenue, continued his promising football career after the shooting, playing for Millwall, Gillingham, and as recently as May turning out for Bradford City. But a jury at the Old Bailey decided last week Grant and Birmingham resident Gareth Downie, 25, had been contracted to carry out the killing in revenge for an earlier burglary alleged to have been orchestrated by Mr Labastide. A third man, Damien Williams, 33, of Bermondsey, was found guilty of conspiracy to murder having arranged for Grant and Downie to lie in wait for the victim and shoot him dead. The trio were all jailed for life, and were told by Judge Peter Beaumont they must serve at least...

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actor Michael Caine has revealed that he had a close shave with Russian mafia

actor Michael Caine has revealed that he had a close shave with Russian mafia while shooting in the country for one of his films in the 1990s.Michael was filming scenes for his 1996 movie ‘Midnight in Saint Petersburg’ and was assigned two machine gun-toting guards to protect him from the local mob.However, he soon realized he was safe when the gangsters told him they were bankrolling his movie and he’s not on the list of hitmen.“I was sitting in my usual corner of the cafe when one of the mafia guys came over and asked if he could join me. As if I could possibly say no. Why do you have all these stupid bodyguards?’ he asked. I replied to him all innocently, as if I had no idea of his occupation: ‘They say that there’s mafia here in St Petersburg and I’m worried about our safety,” the Daily...

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