3 men sentenced in 2022 shooting death at golf course near UBC

British ColumbiaThe Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says all three men convicted in the 2022 shooting death of Vishal Walia at a golf club on the lands of the University of British Columbia have been sentenced. Vishal Walia was shot to death in the parking lot of the University Golf Club in October 2022The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 29, 2025 9:57 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesRCMP officers are pictured at the scene of a shooting at the University Golf Club parking lot at the University of British Columbia on Oct. 17, 2022. (Ben Nelms/CBC News)The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) says all three men convicted in the 2022 shooting death of Vishal Walia at a golf club on the lands of the University of British Columbia have been sentenced. Police say Deandre Baptiste, Balraj Basra and Iqbal Kang were all charged with first-degree murder four days after Walia was gunned down at the University Golf Club on Oct. 17, 2022. Investigators say the three men were arrested that morning, less than an hour after police were called to the club on the university endowment lands in Vancouver. The homicide team says Kang pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder last month and was sentenced to 17 years in prison, while Baptiste pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in May and was sentenced to life in prison without eligibility for parole for 17 years.Police say Basra was convicted of first-degree murder and arson last week, and was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years.Shortly after the shooting, emergency crews responded to a burning vehicle found in an alley near Crown Street and West 22nd Avenue, less than five kilometres from the golf course. (Ben Nelms/CBC News)IHIT Sgt. Freda Fong says the three men “showed a complete disregard for public safety” as they fled from multiple crime scenes.“We are fortunate no bystanders were injured in the process,” Fong said. “Organized crime has no boundaries.”