A pre-sentence report has been ordered for a 37-year-old North Battleford man who was about to shoot a loaded Glock handgun outside a busy convenience store near a crowded Metro Vancouver SkyTrain in British Columbia.
Kevin Richard Petit had an appearance in Surrey Provincial Court May 6 and the matter was adjourned to July 4 for sentencing.
Petit's trial was scheduled to start Monday but was vacated after he pleaded guilty to two weapons-related offences.
The charges stem from an incident on Feb. 24, 2022, when Metro Vancouver Transit Police say they were called to the Surrey Central SkyTrain Station at 11:45 a.m. They say Petit was standing outside a convenience store, across the street from the transit station, and was about to shoot a Glock handgun when bystanders and the store owner tackled him to the ground.
When transit police officers arrived, Petit had freed himself and was running away. Police chased Petit on foot and arrested him behind a neighbouring business. A loaded Glock 19 handgun was found inside his waistband.
Court documents show that Petit also goes by the name of Kenneth Ratt.
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