The police believe it to be a “targeted” incident. Pawanpreet Kaur was pronounced dead on the scene.
Toronto: A 21-year-old Canadian-Sikh woman has been shot dead, in an apparent “targeted” killing in Canada’s Ontario province, according to the police.
The victim, identified as Pawanpreet Kaur from Brampton, was fatally shot by an unidentified assailant on Saturday night in Mississauga city of Ontario province, according to a press release by the Peels Regional Police on Sunday.
According to the Toronto Sun newspaper, Kaur was shot outside a gas station.
Police received information about a woman being shot at around 10:39 pm, and located the victim with apparent gunshot wounds upon arrival at the scene. Life-saving measures were attempted however the victim succumbed to her injuries, the press release said.
The police believe it to be a “targeted” incident.
Kaur was pronounced dead on the scene, according to Duty-Inspector Tim Nagtegaal quoted by the news report.
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