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and here's the story about the deceased

sounds like they're going to try and use his comments from 2003 for this incident, that he was "suicidal" (sounds more like his comments were made/used as a get out of jail free card for that case)


Adam Brian Purdie, 28, worked at Coquitlam Chrysler and as a bouncer in the past

Man shot dead by police in Surrey 'hoped' to be shot

Killed by police Wednesday, man had said he had death wish
By KIM BOLAN, Vancouver Sun March 4, 2011 12:16 AM


METRO VANCOUVER -- A young gunman shot to death by Surrey RCMP Wednesday night had tried to get police to kill him before, The Vancouver Sun has learned.

Adam Brian Purdie, 28, testified at his own attempted murder trial in 2004 that he had pointed a gun at a Ladner man because he wanted the police to shoot him.

“I hoped if I scared him bad enough he’d call the cops and the cops would come and shoot me,” Purdie said of the April 12, 2003 incident.

Police have not released the name of the man shot to death near King George and Highway 10 at about 11 p.m. Wednesday.

But The Sun has confirmed it was in fact Purdie, who struggled with addiction and had spiralled out of control in recent days, according to some who knew him.

Purdie was convicted in 2004 of several charges after bursting into the Ladner home of his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend brandishing a gun. The victim’s family testified that Purdie cocked the gun twice, but that it appeared to be jammed before police arrived.

But Surrey Provincial Court Judge Dennis Devitt acquitted him of attempted murder, accepting his testimony that he was only trying to scare his victim with the .22-calibre rifle.

He received a four-year sentence for pointing the gun, breaking into the house, assaulting a police officer and possessing a firearm without a licence. But that was reduced to two years minus a day after he was credited for his pre-trial custody. He also received a lifetime firearms ban.

Surrey RCMP said the man who was shot Wednesday night had an assault rifle and a hand-gun with him when “multiple shots” were fired.

At first, police said there was an exchange of gunfire with the driver of a 2006 Chrysler 300 during a police chase that culminated in a collision with a police cruiser and several shots being fired.

But a spokesman for Saanich police, which has been called in to investigate the police-involved death, later said it was too early to say exactly what transpired.

“The facts related to this incident are under investigation, and as such, at this time there can be no definitive statements made about whether or not shots were exchanged,” Saanich Police Sgt. Dean Jantzen said.

He said because the case is under investigation “the RCMP is unable to provide any further media interviews or comments.”

Earlier Thursday, Surrey RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger said the dead man was armed when he was involved in the altercation with police after a car chase.

Grainger said the incident began when Surrey RCMP stopped the Chrysler 300 in the 15400-block of 16 Avenue in White Rock.

“The uniformed on-duty member conducting this stop quickly observed the lone male occupant was armed with a firearm and immediately called for additional police assistance,” Grainger said. “The vehicle involved in this stop immediately fled the scene. A short pursuit commenced and was quickly terminated.”

He said the fleeing vehicle was spotted again by on-duty uniformed Surrey RCMP members in the area of King George and Highway 10 just after 11 p.m. Police used a spike belt to stop the car and it collided with a police cruiser.

The car’s driver then “became engaged in a lethal confrontation with our uniformed member with what is believed to be an assault rifle,” Grainger said.

No one else was hurt.

Purdie had been working at Coquitlam Chrysler after stints as a bouncer in both Surrey and Richmond.

A man who answered the phone at the Chrysler dealership Thursday confirmed that Purdie worked there, but said he did not want to comment about the shooting.

The Sun has learned that Purdie’s most recent girlfriend had just broken up with him and that he had been drinking in several Surrey bars and clubs in the days before the fatal shooting.

He had also made comments about “going out” with some fanfare.

The Personal Property Registry shows Purdie took a loan last November to buy a 2006 Chrysler 300.

In July 2009, he bought a Surrey condo at 12083 92A Avenue for $163,500, according to the Land Title Registry.

kbolan@vancouversun.com

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