B.C. murder trial hears mother’s grief, chilling audio of teen’s final moments

It was an emotional day in court for the family of a 15-year-old boy killed in a gangland shooting.

Audio from the shooting of 15-year-old Alfred Wong was played for a jury at the murder trial of his accused killer in B.C. Supreme Court Thursday.

Kane Carter has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the deaths of Wong, who was an innocent bystander, and Kevin Whiteside, a 23-year-old alleged gang member. He also pleaded not guilty to the aggravated assault of another bystander, Shaiful Khondoker.

The incident happened on Jan. 13, 2018, when Wong, a Coquitlam high school student, was in the back seat of his family’s car and became caught in the crossfire of a reckless gunfight on East Broadway near Ontario Street.

The Crown played footage recorded by the dash cam in Wong’s parents’ car to the jury during the testimony of his mother, Che Chan, as the courtroom listened.

Both parents were in the vehicle with the teenager at the time. Chan, who also goes by Chelly, said they had gone to visit Wong’s older brother in Vancouver that night, as they did on a weekly basis.

She said they were traveling east along East Broadway at around 9:15 p.m. when she heard loud bangs ring out.

“I heard some fire crackers noise, like pop-pop-pop-pop-pop,” said Chan, who testified with a victim’s services worker, as well as a support dog by her side.

“The next thing is we heard Alfred saying, ‘Ow, ow, ow,’” she continued.

Chan said she pulled over in a panic.

“I could see the pain in his eyes, he looked at me, that was the last time we saw each other alive,” she said.

Chan said they didn’t know what was wrong at first because there was no blood, but she then noticed a bullet hole in the door.

The Crown said Wong was struck by a single shot to his chest.

Chan had to leave the courtroom to compose herself before resuming her testimony following the video being played.

Wong’s father Samson was slouched over in his seat crying.

The teenager underwent emergency surgery, but died days after the shooting, on Jan 15.

The Crown said Whiteside, whom investigators believe was in the area to kill a rival gang member who was dining at nearby restaurant, was shot twice.

Carter has made several admissions, including that he flew to the Lower Mainland from Ontario a few months before the incident, and flew back to Toronto a week after, and that a black Pontiac van was parked near the scene of the shooting the night it happened.

The Crown says the van will be a key part of its case.

Carter stood trial for these charges last year but it ended in a mistrial. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge told the jury not to speculate as to why