Several gunshots fired into B.C. home of rising Punjabi music star AP Dhillon

Video shows at least 14 shots fired into Colwood home as car in driveway burns

Published Sep 02, 2024  •  Last updated 0 minutes ago  •  2 minute read

Remains of a burned out vehicle outside the home of Punjabi musician AP Dhillon in Colwood, B.C., Sept. 2, 2024. Photo by Michael John Lo /Times Colonist

Gunshots were fired into the home of Victoria-based singer, music producer and rising Punjabi music star AP Dhillon early Monday morning.

On Monday afternoon, the home on the 3300-block of Ravenwood Road in suburban Colwood on Vancouver Island was a crime scene, with several bullet holes marked off and a burned truck in the driveway.

However, the home was not taped off and there was no police presence. The RCMP refused to comment on the case before Tuesday, according to an E Division spokesperson.

Article content

No one is believed to have been injured. A source said Dhillon was not home at the time of the shooting.

Neighbour Ayaz Shah said their security cameras captured a black SUV driving in the cul-de-sac just after 1 a.m. on Monday and that shots rang out at 1:08 a.m. Police arrived five minutes later and the street was closed off for several hours.

Bullet holes in the window of a home owned by Punjabi music star AP Dhillon in Colwood, B.C. that targeted on Sept. 2, 2024. Photo by MICHAEL JOHN LO /sun

A video posted by media outlets in India on Monday showed a person firing 14 shots into the front windows and garage of the home, while a black SUV and a smaller vehicle burned.

The home is owned by Amritpal Singh Dhillon, who purchased it in June 2022 for $1.475 million, according to the B.C. land titles office.

Last month, 31-year-old Dhillon signed a contract with Universal Music Canada and Republic Records, that produces music for Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and John Mellencamp.

At the time, Republic Records founder Monte Lipman said Dhillon was “a shrewd visionary with a global reach that has already sparked a cultural revolution.”

Dhillon moved to Canada from India in 2015 and in 2023 was the first Punjabi language artist to perform at a Canadian Juno Awards event.

Article content

AP Dhillon at the Juno Awards in Edmonton on March 13, 2023. Photo by TIMOTHY MATWEY /THE CANADIAN PRESS

According to the Times of India, an India-based gang has claimed responsibility for the shooting, stating on social media that the gang was upset Dhillon has collaborated on a music video with Bollywood actor Salman Khan. They said the gang’s leader has a long-standing feud with Khan. Postmedia was unable to independently verify the claim.

In April this year, shots were fired into Khan’s Mumbai home.

A similar incident occurred at a West Vancouver property on Nov. 24, 2023, that was believed to be the home of a Bollywood singer and actor, Gippy Grewal.

— With file from Kim Bolan

[email protected]

Recommended from Editorial

1. 

   B.C. crime news: Fatal shooting in downtown Vancouver | North Van police seek suspect in road rage against senior

2. 

   London Drugs employee jailed two years for stealing $2 million in high-end electronics

Article content