Albanian teen shot dead in Canada

TIRANA, July 19 – A 20-year-old British Columbia man who police say is a known gangster has been charged in the last week slaying of 17-year-old Adem Aliu, apparently after the youth had vandalized the gangster’s car.
Steven Brandon Mulligan-Brum had appeared in Surrey Provincial Court that morning to face a charge of second-degree murder.
Police said Aliu was among a group of youths who had been drinking and vandalizing nearby parked cars.
Police allege that Mulligan-Brum, the driver of one of the vandalized cars, caught up with the group two blocks from where the vehicle was parked. Police say he then singled out Aliu from the group and shot him dead.
Surrey patrol officers found a fatally wounded Aliu lying in the street and later arrested Mulligan-Brum about 15 hours after its investigation had started.
Aliu was not known to police and did not previously know his alleged killer.
Aliu immigrated to Canada from Albania three years ago and had been living in Surrey with his uncle while attending high school classes at the Guildford Learning Centre.