SURREY, B.C. – A 37-year-old North Battleford man accused of allegedly attempting to shoot a loaded Glock handgun outside a busy Surrey convenience store near a crowded Metro Vancouver SkyTrain in British Columbia was back in Surrey court Friday.
Kevin Richard Petit’s matter was adjourned to June 27 to give him time to get legal counsel.
Petit faces charges of having a loaded, prohibited/restricted firearm, possession of a firearm without a license, possession of a prohibited firearm without a license, and possession of a firearm contrary to a court order.
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 he also goes by the name of Kenneth Ratt.
He was granted bail last April and it was revoked in February.
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