Publication date: July 28, 2022 • 25 minutes ago • 4 minutes reading • Join the discussion Paul David Wynn (left), 60, and Steven Furness, 43, were shot in Langley on the morning of July 25, 2022 The shooting suspect Jordan Daniel Goggin was later shot and killed by police. Photo by IHIT, Furness family

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A 60-year-old who enjoyed tending his garden and thrived in a new community living scheme. A charismatic 43-year-old who had a “huge heart”.

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Details emerged Thursday about the two men killed hours apart by a lone gunman during a six-hour shooting rampage in Langley early Monday. Homicide investigators say they have released the identities of the dead victims, Paul Wynn and Steven Furness, in an effort to ease the concern of friends and families and to assess whether there are others missing after the fatal shootings. “We’ve learned that there are people in the community looking for their friends and loved ones, wondering if they were victims,” ​​said Sgt. David Lee of IHIT. However, the news does not provide any relief to the families of those whose lives were taken by the gunman. A colorful display of flowers has begun to bloom at the spot where Wynn — previously identified by a friend as Wallace — was shot and killed outside his assisted living complex, Creek Stone Place, around 3 a.m. on July 25.

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The 60-year-old was the second person targeted after a 26-year-old woman was shot near the Cascades Casino around midnight and taken to Langley Memorial Hospital where she remains in critical condition. Known to many in Langley as “little Paul,” Winn could often be found outside tending the facility’s gardens or tuning his bike, said his younger brother, John. The brothers grew up a close couple in the Whalley neighborhood of Surrey. “Everybody knew him, he was always so happy, so friendly, always offering to help others fix their car or whatever. You’ll never know he suffered.” RCMP on scene at a fatal shooting in the parking lot next to the Mission Thrift Shop at Logan Ave and Glover Rd. at 200th St. in Langley, BC., on July 25, 2022. Photo by NICK PROCAYLO /PNG In the past three years, Paul, who struggled with a substance use disorder, had “improved” with the stability provided by the community living program, his brother said.

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Paul had also reconnected with his grown son, who lives on Vancouver Island and is now “struggling a lot” after his father’s death, he added. “Paul had a beautiful house and stood tall,” his brother said. “He didn’t deserve to go out like this.” John said police told him Paul was out gardening in the early hours of Monday morning when the gunman approached him with a gun in his hand. “He shot him point blank, emptying the clip of his gun at Paul,” the brother said. “The killer had enough ammunition to do serious damage to others, but my brother took the brunt of it.” Police have not confirmed what type of weapon was used in Monday’s shootings, which targeted people identified by community members and friends as formerly or currently homeless.

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John believes his brother was in the wrong place at the wrong time when he crossed paths with an “extremely sad and disturbed” gunman who “took his anger out on my brother”. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has released surveillance images of multiple shooting suspect Jordan Goggin and his white Mazda in an effort to find more witnesses to the fatal shooting spree in Langley in the early morning hours of July 25, 2022. Photo by IHIT With increased access and availability of mental health support and interventions in British Columbia, John said, the shooting may have been prevented. “This person was so mentally ill, they needed immediate mental health help.” Two hours after Wynn’s death, the gunman traveled to the Langley Center bus parking lot, where he killed 43-year-old Steven Furness around 5 a.m. Born and raised in Langley, Furness had a “huge heart” and an “infectious smile,” his sister Melanie posted on social media Wednesday. She said her brother was sleeping outside when the gunman attacked.

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His mother, Lorraine, recalled her son’s teenage years, which were filled with anxiety and ADHD, which caused him significant learning difficulties in public schools. “He was so bright,” she told Postmedia. “The second of our four children – a handsome blond charismatic boy.” Friends from high school remembered him as full of laughter and jokes. In early adulthood, Furness “married a wonderful woman and had a beautiful daughter, whom he loved very much.” But his mother said the self-medicating habit led to a substance use disorder, which saw the Langley resident struggle through the last decade of his life, living on the streets. “He was a kind hearted man who did not deserve to die such a violent death … we hope that Stephen’s tragic death will highlight the plight of the homeless and vulnerable in society.”

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Raymond Wiberg, an employee at Langley’s Vineyard Church near the bus loop, said he last saw Furness two days before his death. “He was known in the community as ‘Fur Nuts’ — both for his nickname and for the longest time he had this big mop of hair and beard.” About 45 minutes after Furness was killed, the gunman shot a man on 200th Street near the Langley Bypass. The 26-year-old remains in hospital with a leg injury. Nearby, police shot and killed suspect Jordan Daniel Goggin, 28, of Surrey. Investigators believe he was traveling in a white, four-door Mazda and changed into brown overalls and a camouflage T-shirt during the rampage. His motive remains unknown. [email protected] twitter.com/sarahgrochowski More news, less ads: Our in-depth journalism is made possible by the support of our subscribers. For just $3.50 a week, you can get unlimited, ad-lite access to the Vancouver Sun, The Province, the National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. Support us by subscribing today: The Vancouver Sun | The Province.

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