FOG BLOG CANADA NEWS LOG: VANCOUVER AIRPORT SHOOTINGS!

Vancouver airport shooting: Victim of deadly incident identified by homicide investigators.......VANCOUVER -- Homicide investigators have identified the man gunned down outside Vancouver International Airport over the weekend as a long-time gang member.

Karman Grewal, 28, was shot in broad daylight outside the airport's domestic terminal on Sunday, by suspects who then allegedly opened fire on police while fleeing the scene in a speeding SUV.

Part of the chase was captured on a driver's dashboard camera. The video shows a maroon vehicle zooming away from YVR that afternoon........"Holy f---, there's gunshots," a voice behind the camera says. "Oh my god."

The victim was identified during a joint news conference Monday, where various law enforcement agencies tried to quell public fear over escalating gun violence in the Lower Mainland.

Asst. Commissioner Dwayne McDonald of the B.C. RCMP acknowledged there is an "appreciable risk" to public safety involved in these brazen public attacks, pointing to Saturday's fatal shooting in Burnaby that left an innocent bystander in hospital.

"We are working around the clock in both overt and covert investigations to hit these gangsters at every possible turn," McDonald said.

"We are committed and we will be relentless in our hunt."

Authorities tried to trap the suspects in Sunday's shooting, with a containment effort that led to brief shutdowns of three Canada Line stations and several major roadways, but were ultimately unsuccessful.

Police intercepted the vehicle on Sea Island Way, just a few minutes east of the airport, but gave up the chase after the suspects opened fire. McDonald defended that decision on Monday, arguing that a "running gun battle" would have posed too great a danger to officers and the public.