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Two accused in Langley murder among 10 most wanted in B.C.
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Conor D'Monte (left) and Cory Vallee, 34 (right)

They are suspects in a brazen daylight shooting in a Langley shopping mall that killed Abbotsford resident Kevin LeClair in February of 2009.Now the two people charged in the LeClair slaying are among the 10 most wanted in B.C.The newest version of the list, released this week, includes Vancouver resident Conor D'Monte, 33, described by police as the current leader of the UN gang and Cory "Franky" Vallee, 32, of no fixed address, said to be "affiliated" to the UN.Murder charges against them were announced by the Integrated  Homicide Investigation Team last month.LeClair, an Abbotsford resident, died in hospital two days after he was shot several times at close range while driving his pickup truck.LeClair was chased into q busy Walnut Grove mall parking lot by two vehicles, one a van and the other a car.His dark grey pickup was sprayed with bullets from what appeared to be an automatic weapon, fired from a blue minivan in the parking lot of the Thunderbird Village shopping centre at 88 Avenue, east of 200 Street.As many as 40 shots were heard.One witness reported seeing guns thrown from the suspect vehicle or vehicles onto the pavement as they sped off.D'Monte is a 6'1" 201 lb. Caucasian with black shaved hair and a tattoo of Chinese characters on his left arm. He sometimes uses the names "Benzo", "Brian Black" or "Manuel Nico Ortega." Valle is 5'10", 260 lbs. with brown hair and brown eyes and sometimes goes by "Frankie", "Frank," "Panther" or "Specs." Both are considered armed and dangerous.“We want the community to know who these people are, and to remind the public if they see them not to approach, but to call police right away.” said Insp. Tim Shields, senior spokesperson for the RCMP in British Columbia. “We asked detachments and specialized investigative units across the province for the names of their most wanted suspects. These ten are the names we got back. They are wanted for violent and serious offences, and the sooner we can get them off our streets, the better. We also want to send these ten wanted people a message: The public are now watching for you as well, and you have nowhere to run and hide.”
Anyone with information about these people or their current whereabouts is asked to call their local police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).



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