Not a single arrest as death toll rises
A high-profile taskforce of Vancouver-area police has interviewed thousands of people but is yet to make a single arrest or identify any suspects in a wave of violence that has killed more than a dozen gang associates in recent months.
In the past week alone, three men were shot and killed by unknown assailants.
'We're well aware of the problems and we're doing as much as we can,' said Vancouver police Constable Tim Fanning.
'We can't be out on every street corner. Not yet. This isn't New York.'
But despite the rising body count, officers fighting the increasingly frustrating war against gangs claim they are winning. A noticeably increased officer presence on the streets, concentrating on a strategy of 'in your face' confrontations targeting gang members, had made a difference, officials claimed.