Retaliation key in Bacon brother death

British Columbia police fear retaliation played a key role in a Kelowna shooting Sunday that left Jonathan Bacon dead. The brazen slaying occurred in broad daylight outside of a waterfront hotel in downtown Kelowna. Jonathan Bacon was well known to police and was at one time under heavy surveillance by the BC RCMP.

Police fear that this shooting will provoke retaliation from one of the other notorious BC gangs.

Currently there have been no arrests in connection with the shooting. Officers are investigating a burnt out SUV that was found hours after the incident to see if it was involved.

Jonathan and his brother Jamie Bacon, who were well known as the Bacon Brothers by BC media were under investigation by BC police for drug related activities. They were also believed to have been involved in the “Surrey Six” an incident where six people were gunned down in a Vancouver suburb apartment building, including two innocent bystanders.

The brothers have escaped assassination attempts before and police have warned anyone involved with the brothers of the danger they face.