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THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER |

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July 18,1984 Newsroom 985-2131 Classified 986-6222 Circulation 986-1337 Price 25¢

Hearing date to
be set July 31

THE MAN charged with first degree murder in
connection with the June 29 shooting of Brink’s
guard Robert Persowich at the Park Royal Shopp-
ing Centre has been remanded in_ protective
custody until July 31.

At that time, a date will be | 8Y JOANNE MacDONALD

set for a preliminary hearing
for the accused, Evan Clif- Police Staff-Sergeant  Ed-
ford Evans, 29. ward Indra declined to say

Evans appeared in West how polce were upped off
Vancouver Provincial Court as to Evans’ whereabouts or
Tuesday morning before whether the accused acted
Judge R.D. Grandison. alone in the robbery and
Wearing jeans and a grey, murder.
white and black sweatshart, However, he said police
Evans appeared calm but will be continuing their in-
wary when Judge Grandison vestigation with information
asked him if he understood to be released to the public
the charge. as it becomes available.

The sandy-haired, The fatal shooting took
mustacmioed Evans ts being place as Persowich was leav-
held in the Lower Mainland ing the Park Royal liquor
Correctional Centre unul his store with the day's receipts.
mext court appearance The gunman then Ned on

Evans was arrested in foot with the moncy to the
Burnaby on Friday by the upper parking lots the
West Vancouver Police shopping centre, where he
department, along with reportedly escaped on a
members of a lower motorcycle
Mauniand wide joint pohcing The shopping centre was
force crowded at the ume of the

In an interview with the shooting, however, witnesses
News, West Vancouves escaped unharmed

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Hearing over,
Read to trial

A THREE DAY prelim y $8 were halled ducing the

hearing has cnded with a carly mornmng hours of

deamon that Kelly Alca Saturday January 28) whale

ander Read will stand tual walking on Mount Scymour

on charges ansing from the Park way

January death of two North

Vancouver tecnagers Read will make has fies
Douglas Allen ( ampbcii. appearance tn Vancouver

17. and Robert Gavin Wart. County C oud on Juty 25