Punjabi-origin woman shot dead at a gas station in Brampton

A 21-year-old Sikh woman was shot dead at a gas station in Brampton.

BRAMPTON (TIP): A 21-year-old Sikh woman was shot dead at Brampton in Canada. Peel Regional Police said the incident occurred at a Petro-Canada at Creditview Road and Britannia Road West around on December 3 at 10.40 pm. Life saving measures were attempted however the victim succumbed to her injuries, a Peel Regional Police statement said. Police are on a lookout for the suspect who was dressed in all dark clothing and was observed leaving the scene on foot following the incident.  Calling it a targeted incident, the police have launched a homicide investigation. No weapon has been recovered so far from the crime scene, police said. They have asked anyone with information or dashcam footage that may have captured the moments leading up to, during, or after the incident to contact the investigators, adding that there is no threat to public safety. The incident comes just days after 18-year-old Indian-origin Sikh Mehakpreet Sethi was stabbed to death at the parking lot of a high school in Surrey.

 

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