Police identify Langley homicide victim as a long-standing gang member

The man shot to death outside the Langley Sportsplex Wednesday morning has been identified as 46-year-old gang member Todd Gouwenberg.

Manny Mann of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. said the motive behind the killing is still unknown.

“What I can tell you about yesterday’s victim is that his involvement in gangs spans almost 20 years and he was connected to the United Nations gang,” said Mann. 

Mann was speaking at a media conference of policing leaders trying to reassure