Officer testifies about pulling over suspects in Whistler murders

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeNewsCrimeLocal News Officer testifies about pulling over suspects in Whistler murders An RCMP officer described how a preliminary test done on the shoes of a double murder suspect on July 24, 2022 showed the possible presence of blood Author of the article: By Kim Bolan Published Sep 09, 2026 3 minute read Join the conversation Scene of fatal Whistler shooting on July 24, 2022 PHOTO BY SUBMITTED PHOTO Article content A Squamish Mountie recalled in B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday how he spotted and then pulled over a possible getaway car with two murder suspects inside. Article content Testifying at the trial of Gursiman Sahota and Tanvir Khakh, Const. Mark McMahon said he received information about the fatal shooting outside Whistler’s Sundial Hotel just after noon on July 24, 2022. Article content Article content Sahota and Khakh are charged with the first-degree murders of Meninder Dhaliwal and Satindera Gill at the boutique hotel that day. Article content Article content McMahon told Justice Miriam Gropper and 12 jurors that information about a black Chrysler sedan possibly connected to the shooting had been circulated among police. Article content Sunrise Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Article content As he was on shift, he set up an observation post in the northern part of Squamish beside the southbound lanes of Highway 99 at Depot Road, he testified. He was alone inside his marked RCMP truck with his lights flashing at the time. Article content “Given the fact it was potential shooting up in Whistler or a reported shooting, I put on my body armour as well — my hard body armour — for my protection,” he said, in response to questions from Crown prosecutor Don Montrichard. Article content At about 12:55 p.m., McMahon saw a black Chrysler sedan heading toward Squamish. He pulled out with his lights flashing and was a few vehicles behind the suspects as traffic was “heavy,” he testified. Article content By 1:03 p.m., the Chrysler had pulled over at Garibaldi Road, the trial heard. Article content McMahon said Khakh — whose identity he learned later — was driving. Another man was in the front passenger seat. Article content At first he couldn’t see…