No parole for 14 years after Maple Ridge murder conviction [Video]

A Maple Ridge man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder and attempted murder for his actions at a drug-user hangout in the city in July 2022.

The jury found Justin Michael Wareing guilty of murdering 35-year-old Cashmere Ali and attempting to murder Matthew Whitty, who was shot multiple times, but survived.

Wareing, then 31 years old, was charged with the offences a few days after they occurred at a home near 226 Street and 119 Avenue.

At the time, homicide investigators described him as “a significant concern to public safety in the Maple Ridge area,” and said the city “is safer today with Mr. Wareing in custody.” 

In a sentencing decision issued Friday, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Murray B. Blok shared details of the crime and Wareing’s criminal history that match this description from police. 

The shootings

According to Blok’s …