Photos show Jordan Daniel Goggin wearing two different outfits during the shooting, which began around midnight and lasted nearly six hours before Goggin was shot and killed by police. BC’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) describes Goggin as a six-foot-tall, 150-pound Caucasian male with light brown hair and a slight goatee. Police say he was seen wearing a black T-shirt and trousers, before changing into brown overalls and a camouflage T-shirt. Goggin, who police say was from Surrey, BC, was driving a white Mazda four-door sedan. IHIT says a witness has come forward and hopes others will as police try to create a timeline of the shooting. “We are trying to locate additional witnesses to assist with the victim identification and motive assessment,” said IHIT Capt. David Lee. “There may be people out there who remember seeing Goggin, his Mazda, or meeting him.” The shootings, which police said involved “transient victims,” left two men dead, another with non-life-threatening injuries and a woman in critical condition. Langley Vineyard pastor Leith White says that in addition to constant threats of violence, people living on the streets also face growing frustration and stigma. (Jesse Johnston/CBC)
Advocates say the community is afraid
Pastor Leith White of Langley Vineyard Church, who also works with people living on the street, says he and others in the Langley area were “chilled” when they heard about the shooting. “You can’t believe something like this is literally happening in our backyard,” he told CBC’s The Early Edition on Tuesday. As a homeless advocate, White said he is familiar with the local community and believes the victims may have been targeted. “Two of the people who died … were homeless,” he said. “There is a growing level of frustration and a heightened understanding or lack of understanding and stigma against homelessness.” White said that, as a whole, the Langley community supports people in precarious living situations, and last winter, many locals volunteered at a 24/7 emergency extreme weather shelter. He says those on the street face a constant threat of violence and danger, and to improve the situation, the province needs to look at permanent housing solutions and increased access to temporary shelters.
