| Yesterday morning I attended the funeral of a dear friend who was tragically taken from all of us. Please pray for the soul of Jason Louie... It sucks... he was just here over the summer hanging out... and prior to that he'd been here and there making people laugh and now... he's gone.... To be honest, many of us are still in shock and disbelief. We went to the funeral... we stayed through the burial... and still... some of us are still holding on... waiting to hear he's coming to visit... or seeing we've missed his call on our cell... but I know.. we all know... reality has to kick in at some point.... and after all the denial... we unfortunately have to accept what's happened. After the funeral, we all talked about how you really cannot take anything for granted... friends, school, work, relationships.... nothing... cause one day, you just never know. Yes, it's unfortunate it takes something sad like this to be reminded of that... but let me tell ya... it's a big slap in the face reminder. So to add some light to my sad blog today... I just want to say to everyone who reads this... I love you... To Jay... I still can't believe you're gone. You've left imprints in the hearts of many and you definitely will not be forgotten. We all miss and love you... May you rest in peace.... 
(Article from the Vancouver Sun newspaper below)Murder not a random attack, police sayThe city’s 16th slaying victim of 2007 found in a luxury vehicleNeal Hall and Jonathan Woodward, Vancouver SunOnline tributes have poured in for Jay Louie ever since the 34-year-old was found slain in an SUV outside Vancouver Technical School Monday evening.
The victim was known to police, and the attack on him was not random, Vancouver police said Tuesday.
“I can’t believe you’re gone, I could go on for hours about the memories we share,” wrote friend Jen Buonaccorsi on Louie’s page on Facebook, a popular social networking site.
“You will always have footprints on my soul,” wrote Karen Ong.
Louie’s Facebook profile indicated he enjoyed partying with his friends, had the nickname “Blondee,” and that he was a Vancouver nightclub promoter with a company called Xtscene Promotions.
That company’s site appeared to be shut down on Tuesday, replaced with a single text message: “Thank you.”
Police wouldn’t release the dead man’s name, but The Vancouver Sun has learned he was Jay Louie.
Investigators were still searching for clues Tuesday at the cordoned-off crime scene in the 2700-block of Penticton Avenue at 11th Avenue.
Police received a 911 call at about 5:30 p.m. Monday from a resident who saw a man slumped at the wheel of a black Infiniti sports utility vehicle, which was still running as police arrived. The passenger side door, spattered in blood, was open.
It was Vancouver’s 16th homicide of the year, compared with 17 at this time last year.
Vancouver Const. Howard Chow would not confirm that the victim was fatally shot, saying an autopsy was performed Tuesday morning, but investigators do not want to release, for now, how the man died.
Asked if the man may be connected to a series of high-profile shootings in recent weeks at Vancouver restaurants, he wouldn’t comment.
“It’s still early in the investigation,” Chow said. “If it’s determined we’ve got some sort of link, we’ll be working on that aspect.”
Still, police are concerned about innocent bystanders becoming victims in gang-related shootings.
“Every time there’s a gun discharged in this city, it’s a concern for us,” he said.
The latest homicide victim did not appear to have any connection to the high school or the neighbourhood.
“There’s nothing suggesting that this is directed at that block, that neighbourhood and that school,” Chow said.
The principal of Vancouver Tech, Dave Derpak, issued a statement Tuesday, saying the deceased had no known connection to the school.
“In my five years at Van Tech, I’ve seen no criminal activity of this nature near the school,” he said. “The surrounding neighbourhood is very peaceful.”
On Sept. 8, Gurmit Singh Dhak, 29, and a 21-year-old woman were shot and wounded by two masked gunmen at the upscale Quattro on Fourth restaurant on Vancouver’s west side.
Dhak was convicted of manslaughter in the 1999 shooting death of Doan Minh Vu, 19. He was previously convicted of murdering Vu, but appealed and was subsequently convicted of manslaughter.
On Aug. 9, two gunmen entered the Fortune Happiness restaurant on East Broadway about 4:30 a.m. and opened fire, killing two and wounding six.
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