Sikh lady shot lifeless in Canada’s Ontario province

A 21-year-old Canadian-Sikh lady has been shot lifeless in an obvious “targeted” killing in Canada’s Ontario province.

Toronto,UPDATED: Dec 5, 2022 15:06 IST

The sufferer was pronounced lifeless on the scene. (Representational picture)

By Press Trust of India: A 21-year-old Canadian-Sikh lady has been shot lifeless in an obvious “targeted” killing in Canada’s Ontario province, in accordance with the police.

The sufferer, recognized as Pawanpreet Kaur from Brampton, was fatally shot by an unidentified assailant on Saturday evening in Mississauga metropolis of Ontario province, in accordance with a press launch by the Peels Regional Police on Sunday.

According to the Toronto Sun newspaper, Kaur was shot exterior a gasoline station.

Police obtained details about a lady being shot at round 10:39 pm, and positioned the sufferer with obvious gunshot wounds upon arrival on the scene. Life-saving measures have been tried nevertheless the sufferer succumbed to her accidents, the press launch mentioned.

The police consider it to be a “targeted” incident.

Kaur was pronounced deceased on the scene, in accordance with Duty-Inspector Tim Nagtegaal quoted by the information report.

Little info was supplied in regards to the suspect.

“We are not able at this time to state the sex of the suspect, only that it was a party seen leaving – all dark clothing,” Nagtegaal was quoted as saying within the report. “The culprit was seen running from the scene wearing all dark clothing,” he added.

“We saw her fall down and then suddenly the gunman pointed the gun at her head,” the Toronto Sun newspaper quoted an eyewitness, Carmela Sandoval, as saying.

This comes days after an Indian-origin teenager Mehakpreet Sethi was stabbed to dying by one other teenager in a highschool parking zone in Canada’s British Columbia province.

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Dec 5, 2022