Homicide investigators say they believe Manbir ‘Mani’ Amar, 40, died after what they described as a “physical altercation between two neighbors.”
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Surrey RCMP and paramedics were called to a home on 61 Avenue near 141 Street just before 2 a.m. and arrived to find Amar with serious injuries. Despite lifesaving efforts, he died on the spot. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said a suspect was arrested at the scene and remains in custody. He has not been publicly identified as he has not been formally charged. Story continues below ad 3:45 AM EXCLUSIVE: Surrey gang member talks life of crime EXCLUSIVE: Surrey gang member talks life of crime – Jul 13, 2016 “This was an isolated incident between two neighbors,” said IHIT Sgt. Timothy Pierotti said in a press release. “Tragically, this situation escalated to the point where a life was taken.” Amar had produced several documentaries and short films focusing on guns and gangs and Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Trending Stories
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The 2009 documentary A Warrior’s Religion interviewed several Metro Vancouver gangsters, including Bal Buttar who was paralyzed and blinded in a shooting by a rival gangster.
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In 2015, during another wave of gang violence, he organized a candle peace march. “I’m begging you to put down your guns and make better positive life choices,” he said in a CKNW radio interview at the time. “At the end of the day, if something happens to you, whether death or prison, you’re going to hurt your family, if not worse at the end of the day. Story continues below ad Karen Sidhu, executive director of the Surrey Anti Crime Society, said Amar had a “heart of gold”. “Beyond the movies, his passion was just amazing, his goal in life was to try to help kids get away from gang life,” she said. “He was instrumental in changing the lives of some children. And the situation now where he was killed – we’re just in shock that he’s no longer with us.”
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Amar was also at one point linked to a project to make a film about Maple Batalia, the young Simon Fraser University student who was killed on the Surrey campus. Story continues below ad Witnesses are asked to call the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at [email protected] © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
